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BD, ADB ink $331.7m deals

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Bangladesh government on Monday signed agreements on funding worth US$269.1 million in loans and US$62.6 million in grants to support water supply, power distribution, and displaced people from Myanmar.Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, secretary of the ERD, and Hoe Yun Jeong, ADB country director,...

Launderers smarter than govt officials or bankers

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said money launderers in Bangladesh are far smarter than the government, often outwitting bankers and even central bank officials."Companies often shift money from one place to another repeatedly before it leaves the country. That is how money laundering occurs," he said while speaking as...

Dhaka court freezes Sikder family's investments in Thailand

In two separate cases, a Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of Tk1.33 billion worth of investments belonging to the Sikder family in Thai companies, as well as 114 accounts in local banks that belong to the former personal secretary of a former minister.The first order was issued Monday after...

Two-thirds of women workers married before 18 years

Two out of every three female garment workers were married before reaching 18 years of age, and nearly 65 per cent of them had their first pregnancy before turning 18, revealed the findings of an icddr,b study on Monday. Furthermore, about one in every three female workers experienced (as one-third...

Blockade cripples life for 3rd straight day

KHAGRACHHARI, Sept 29: Tension remains high in Khagrachhari hill district following Sunday's violence and protests over the alleged rape of a schoolgirl, which left three people dead and several others injured in Guimara upazila.Meanwhile, an indefinite road blockade organised under the banner of Jumma students and local residents passed off...

Ex-Snapchat CSO meets CA in NY

NEW YORK, Sept 29 (UNB): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has invited Imran Khan, a prominent American investor of Bangladeshi origin, to invest in Bangladesh's burgeoning fintech, healthcare and social -business sectors.Khan met the Chief Adviser on Saturday (US time).Prof Yunus invited Khan to visit Bangladesh in the coming months...

DWASA to sign contract with two more Chinese companies today

Two more Chinese companies are set to receive work orders for two additional components of the Saidabad Water Treatment Plant (WTP) Phase III, paving the way for full-scale physical work on the long-delayed project, more than a decade after its initiation.The DWASA will sign a contract with the two companies...

Three more die, 735 new hospitalised

Bangladesh has reported three more dengue-related deaths in the past 24 hours, alongside 735 new hospitalisations due to the Aedes mosquito-borne disease, reports bdnews24.com.The tally of hospital admissions has reached 46,786 this year, alongside 195 deaths.A health directorate bulletin on Monday said the three fatalities occurred at Mugda Medical College...

22-day hilsa fishing ban from Oct 4

The government has set a 22-day ban from Oct 4 to 25 to protect female hilsa during their breeding season, report agencies.Fisheries and Livestock Advisor Farida Akhter announced that during this period, the catching, transportation, sale, and storage of hilsa will be strictly prohibited.According to research by BFRI, the 2024...

TCB to add five items to its essentials sale drive from Nov

The government has decided to include five more items in the TCB's (trading Corporation of Bangladesh) sales drive of essential items from November next.The new items are: Tea, salt, detergent, and two types of soaps.Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin said this at a meeting on selection and activation of beneficiaries...

Trump pushes Netanyahu on Gaza peace plan at White House talks

WASHINGTON, Sept 29 (AFP): US President Donald Trump was set to push Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to an elusive Gaza peace plan on Monday in high-stakes talks at the White House.Trump has presented a 21-point plan to both sides to end the nearly two-year war, free hostages...