‘Nagad’ postal MFS upsets pvt operators
The recent introduction of a digital financial service scheme by Bangladesh Post Office (BPO) has raised concerns among relevant parties and industry insiders.The Bangladesh Post Office early this week introduced its own digital financial service called 'Nagad' on a test basis to reach out to the unbanked population of the...
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A man riding a bicycle carrying a boy in a basket fixed on it, shrugging off the risk
A man riding a bicycle carrying a boy in a basket fixed on it, shrugging off the risk involved on the busy Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue in the city on Tuesday — FE photo by Shafiqul Alam
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Businesses should submit identical financial statements Says ACC chief
Business firms should submit identical financial statements to banks, income tax authority and other government entities, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman Iqbal Mahmood said on Tuesday. He also called on the businesses to engage the same audit firm to prepare the financial statements of a company for a particular fiscal year....
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US$ price in kerb market goes up
Exchange rate of cash US dollar against the local currency in the banking channel and also in the open market, known as kerb market, has increased by around Tk 1.0 in a week, traders said.The US currency rate reached Tk 86.70 on Tuesday, as the demand for the greenback has...
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ICB, DSE shareholders to invest fresh funds soon
The state-run Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB) and the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) shareholders are set to invest their much-talked-about fresh funds in the capital market very soon.They expressed optimism regarding the fresh investment at a meeting in the capital on Tuesday. Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) arranged the...
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HC wants list of doctors absent at workplaces
The High Court (HC) asked on Tuesday authorities concerned to submit a list of doctors absent in their workplaces in different upazila health complexes across the country. The court asked Health Secretary and Director General of Directorate General of Health Services to submit the list in the form of affidavit...
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Rail link with Khulna restored after over three hours
The rail communications of Khulna with other parts of the country were restored after around three and a half hours of suspension following an accident in Noapara of Abhaynagar upazila on Tuesday morning. — UNB
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College girl dies in Gaibandha boiler blast
GAIBANDHA, Oct 23: A female college student was killed in a boiler blast at Paschimpara in Sadullapur upazila on Tuesday morning. The deceased was identified as Sharmin Akhter. The boiler of a rice mill went off, injuring Sharmin while she was moving past the mill. — UNB
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