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Lower project costs with softer loans: Japan urged

Bangladesh's interim government has formally requested Japan to review its funded projects in different sectors, including metro rails, for lowering the costs with easier-terms of loans.A high-level delegation led by Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed visited Japan last week and showed government's willingness to continue long-term relationship of Bangladesh and...

NBR eases customs assessment for export industries

FE REPORTThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has relaxed customs assessment procedures for the export-oriented industries on import of their raw materials. In an order, the NBR instructed the customs officials not to obstruct the imported raw materials under bonded warehouse facility in case of variation in HS code or...

Citizens aged 16 now eligible to get NID: EC secy

From now on 16-year-old Bangladeshis can apply for National Identity Card (widely known as the NID) as per a new decision taken by the Election Commission (EC), Senior Secretary of the Commission Akhtar Ahmed said on Tuesday."It has been decided recently that those who have turned 16-year-old can now make...

BB buys $265m more from banks

The central bank purchased US$265 million more through auction from 17 banks in the interbank spot market on Tuesday aiming to keep the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency stable.The $265 million were bought on the day under the Multiple Price Auction method and the cutoff...

Body formed to implement merger of 5 banks

The government on Tuesday formed an eight-member working committee to implement the merger of five Sharia-based banks, reports UNB.As per a decision of a meeting held on Monday at the Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance, an office order was issued for the formation of the committee.The committee's...

Govt publishes comparative crime picture based on data from 2020 to Aug 2025

The government publishedon Tuesday a comparative crime picture based on data from 2020 to August 2025, stating that murder rates in the last 13 months appeared to be high as at least 1,130 murders committed during Hasina's 16-year rule were only filed after July Uprising."The murder rates during the last...

Govt cancels contract with BFIU chief

The government has cancelled contractual appointment of AFM Shahinul Islam, the head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU).The Financial Institution Division (FID) issued a notification to this regard on Tuesday. Earlier, on Sunday, a four-member committee, formed to investigate allegations against the BFIU chief, submitted its report to the...

Captains of participating—teams (L-R) Oman's Jatinder Singh, Hong Kong's Yasim Murtaza, Pakistan's Salman

Captains of participating—teams (L-R) Oman's Jatinder Singh, Hong Kong's Yasim Murtaza, Pakistan's Salman Agha, Afghanistan's Rashid Khan, India's Suryakumar Yadav, Sri Lanka's Charith Asalanka, Bangladesh's Litton Das and UAE's Muhammad Waseem—pose with the Asia Cup 2025 Twenty20 international cricket match trophy alongside Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Mohsin Naqvi at...