Banks’ NPL balloons to Tk 6.44t in Sept count

Banks in Bangladesh gasp under a burden of bad loans as the aggregate volume makes a quantum leap by over Tk 2.24 trillion in just six months to a record high until September.As per latest-available data until last September, with the fast rise in non-performing loans (NPLs), the outstanding of...

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Dhaka world's 2nd-largest city with 36.6m population

Dhaka currently ranks world's second-largest city with population concentration of 36.6 million in a UN report and stands to become the largest metropolis by 2050. One of the world's most crowded capitals, Dhaka leaps to second from ninth position in the United Nation's World Urbanization Prospects 2025 report.Released recently, the...

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Gold found in Agrani Bank locker Hasina's family treasure

A total of 832 bhoris of gold have been recovered from two lockers registered under the name of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Agrani Bank's principal branch in the city's Motijheel area.These lockers did not belong to her alone, according to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Documents indicate that the gold...

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