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Govt finishes $290m loan negotiation with WB

Bangladesh has completed negotiations with the World Bank (WB) to get a $290- million loan to combat air pollution by operating environment-friendly electric buses and improve air quality, officials said. The government would purchase 100 such buses, as well as set up 12 vehicle inspection centres (VICs) and 20 vehicle...

Students give police 48 hrs to nab killers of Shammo

Students of Dhaka University (DU) on Friday gathered in front of the Shahbagh Police Station demanding arrest of the people involved in the murder of their fellow student Shahriar Alam Shammo.The protest under the banner of general students led by those of Shammo's Institute of Education and Research (IER) also...

A car got stuck there in the rain

At Purana Paltan intersection in the capital, there is no warning sign before the lane divider. As a result, accidents often happen at night when vehicles get stuck there. A car got stuck there in the rain on Friday. — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

Lending, remittance receipts thru' agent banking rise in Q1

The volume of lending and receipts of inward remittances through agent- banking channels rose considerably in the first quarter (Q1) of 2025, driven by the increased accessibility of banking services near rural households. According to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data, total disbursements of loan by agent banks surged by...

Integrate informal trading channels into formal tax system

Bangladeshi think-tank Policy Exchange Bangladesh in a national roundtable has proposed the integration of informal trading channels into the formal tax system.It has advocated for promoting strategic policies, addressing non-compliance, and integrating informal trading channels into the formal tax system in the agro industries and the fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG)...

India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

India is considering plans to dramatically increase the water it draws from a major river that feeds Pakistani farms downstream, as part of retaliatory action for a deadly April attack on tourists that New Delhi blames on Islamabad, according to four people familiar with the matter, reports Reuters.Delhi suspended its...

Malaysia decides to recruit large number of Bangladeshi workers: Asif Mahmud

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said that Malaysia, in principle, has decided to recruit a large number of Bangladeshi workers in the days to come, reports BSS."Malaysia, in principle, has decided to take a significant number of workers from Bangladesh ... the country...