Negotiations begin with IMF in mid-July for fresh $4.0b loan

A fresh government move gets underway to open negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in mid-July to secure some US$4.0 billion under a new lending package to attain macroeconomic stability, officials say.The fresh loan move comes after the newly elected government has decided to scrap the ongoing credit programme...

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Banks' profitability wanes amid plummeting interest income

Bankers liken it to a double-edged sword cutting both ways as banking-sector profitability plummets for squeezing interest margin (NIM) due to persisting economic sluggishness while they have to pay set deposit interest. As core business areas of the commercial banks continue to squeeze amid credit atrophy in the private sector,...

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Govt restores khaki pants to police uniform after two decades

Seven months after a uniform overhaul, the dress code of Bangladesh Police has seen fresh change as the government has reinstated the use of khaki pants for the first time since 2004, reports bdnews24.com.Announcing the decision on Thursday, the home ministry also brought back "light olive" and "dark blue" shirts...

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The dilapidated condition of the Pipe Road in Dhaka city’s Shyampur area

The dilapidated condition of the Pipe Road in Dhaka city’s Shyampur area, coupled with slow-moving drainage work, has been causing severe suffering to locals for five to six months. The photo was taken on Friday. — FE photo by K Asad-Uz-Zaman

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