Banks generous in rural deposit sourcing, miserly in lending

Banks are increasingly sourcing deposit from the countryside but their focus on rural Bangladesh keeps fading following tightfisted disbursement of formal credits, widening urban-rural financing gaps, sources say.At the same time, the number of bank branches in the least-developed but promising areas remains almost stuck for months, leaving the potential...

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Tarique pays homage to Liberation War martyrs, prays for Zia

Tears welled up in Tarique's eyes as he Friday prayed for his father on a visit to the latter's grave in Dhaka after 19 years a day after a historic homecoming of the exiled BNP leader. After crowd-retarded visit to martyred former president Ziaur Rahman's eternal resting place, Tarique Rahman...

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Sub-regional connectivity subdued by highway land hassles, cost swells

A Dhaka-Tamabil highway project for sub-regional connectivity remains subdued as nine years got lost in land-acquisition hassles, thus raising the overall cost to Tk 284.016 billion, officials say. Roads and Highways Department (RHD) couldn't complete acquiring land during this long time and so the construction of the important regional transport...

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Dhaka sees mercury drop to 13.5°C

The capital on Friday experienced a fall in the mercury, while a mild cold wave swept over some parts of the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department.As temperatures fell in Dhaka, people thronged shopping malls and makeshift roadside stalls to buy warm clothes.The elderly and children suffered from cold-related...

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Four killed in Chandpur launch collision

CHANDPUR, Dec 26 (BSS): At least four people were killed in a collision between two passenger launches -- Zakir Samrat-3 and Adventure-9 -- amid dense fog on the Meghna River in the Harina area of Chandpur Sadar.The accident occurred around 2:00 am on Friday. The identities of the deceased could...

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Prayer Timings (2025-12-27)

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