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BB aims to raise Tk 30b to finance rural dev project

The auction for the fifth Sukuk bonds will be held at the central bank on March 12, aiming to raise Tk 30 billion for financing smooth implementation of a rural development project.The decision was taken at a Shariah Advisory Committee of the central bank at its headquarters in Dhaka on...

Govt likely to hold polls by end of yr, says Dr Yunus

The Interim Government might hold elections by the end of this year, said Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus when Zarah Bruhn, a Commissioner of the German government, called on him on Wednesday. "We need all your support for the New Bangladesh. We are working hard to make the general election...

DPP gets nod next month, says CPA

CHATTOGRAM, Feb 27: The development project proposal (DPP) of the Bay Terminal, a game changer that can potentially revitalise economy, is expected to get the green light by mid-March.Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) chairman Rear Admiral SM Moniruzzaman has said this while exchanging views with senior journalists at Mushi Fazlur Rahman...

5.0 million families to get rice at Tk 15 per kg in Mar, Apr

Five million families across the country will receive 30 kgs of rice at Tk 15 per kg in March and April.Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumder announced this on Thursday while addressing a view-exchange meeting on "OMS and Food- Friendly Programme" at the Dhaka Divisional Commissioner's Office, reports UNB.The government will...

People from working-class backgrounds jostle and shove to buy TCB products

People from working-class backgrounds jostle and shove to buy TCB products at subsidised rates in the capital's Rampura area on Thursday. —FE Photo by Asad-Uz-Zaman

Monthly allowance likely from March

The distribution of monthly allowances for the families of martyrs of the July-August uprising and the injured is expected to begin in March, the chief adviser's press wing announced on Thursday.At a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, deputy press secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder shared the information received...

Interagency panel to probe graft charges against Hasina, family members

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has formed an interagency committee to investigate the allegations of money laundering and other types of corruption against the ousted prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, and her family members.The committee, comprising ACC, National Board of Revenue (NBR) and Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officials, would investigate the allegations...

China interested to import hilsa

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed interest in importing 1000 metric tonnes of hilsa from Bangladesh. "There is a huge demand for Bangladeshi hilsa fish in China. Bangladesh has the opportunity to reduce the trade gap through hilsa export," he said. The Chinese Ambassador shared this information at...

Committee to revive Beximco factories, settle worker dues

The interim government has formed a high-level committee to oversee the "rehabilitation" of 14 factories amid announcements of mass layoffs at the Beximco Industrial Park, reports bdnews24.com.Arrangements have also been made to pay arrears totalling Tk 5.25 billion to 31,669 workers and 1,565 officials affected by the shutdowns, according to...

July Uprising injured protest outside CA’s Office

A group of people injured in the July uprising have been staging a sit-in, blocking the entrances of the Chief Advisor's Office, or CAO, in Dhaka's Tejgaon for two days to press home their demands, reports bdnews24.com.They allege that the government "does not care" about them and that the people...

Zelenskyy is coming to White House to sign US-Ukraine minerals deal

WASHINGTON (AP) : President Donald Trump said Wednesday that Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy will visit the White House on Friday to sign a long-sought minerals deal that will closely tie the two countries together for years to come.Trump made the announcement at the start of the first Cabinet meeting of...