BRAC Bank has signed a partnership agreement with Priyoshop to expand access to digitally processed financing for rural and semi-urban micro merchants, offering faster, simplified loans with minimal documentation.Priyoshop, a leading platform supporting small businesses with inventory, logistics, and digital...
Areef Billah Adil Chowdhury, a former managing director (MD) of Bank Asia, is set to take on the same role at National Bank.Multiple senior officials of National Bank confirmed to bdnews24.com that Bangladesh Bank has approved his appointment for a...
The 15th Social Business Day will be held at the Samajik Convention Centre in Savar on June 27-28, organised by the Yunus Centre in collaboration with the Grameen Group.The conference will focus on the theme 'Social Business is the most...
YASIR WARDAD | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
More than 5.76 million pieces of cattle hides have been preserved across Dhaka and other parts of the country since Eid-ul-Azha on June 7, according to officials.However, rawhide collection is expected to fall by 12-15 per cent this year due...
JAKARTA, June 16 (Reuters): Malaysian palm oil futures closed higher for the third straight session on Monday, tracking gains in Chicago soyoil after the US proposed higher biofuels blending volumes, and elevated crude oil prices.The benchmark palm oil contract for...
PARIS, June 16 (Reuters): Saudi leasing company AviLease placed a firm order for 30 Airbus single-aisle jets and 10 A350 freighters in its first direct deal with the European planemaker, as Saudi Arabia's aviation ambitions kicked off the Paris Airshow...
Gold prices slipped on Monday after hitting nearly an eight-week high, while the market focused on escalating Israel-Iran tensions and the Federal Reserve's policy meeting this week, reports Reuters.Spot gold was down 0.5 per cent to $3,416.48 an ounce by...
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters): Oil prices edged down on Monday, paring back Friday's 7.0 per cent surge, as renewed military strikes by Israel and Iran over the weekend left oil production and export facilities unaffected.Brent futures were down 93 cents,...
AHMEDABAD, June 16 (AFP): Indian health officials have begun handing relatives the bodies of their loved ones after one of the world's worst plane crashes in decades, but most families were still waiting on Monday for the results of DNA...
LIMA, June 16 (AFP): A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck Peru on Sunday, leaving one person dead and 36 injured as the tremor triggered landslides, officials said.The quake hit shortly before noon and was centered around 30 kilometers (20 miles) from Callao,...
ATHENS, June 16 (Reuters): Dozens of Greek firefighters struggled on Monday to tame a wildfire that raged through a thick forest near a village northeast of Athens that has forced authorities to order evacuations.Assisted by 17 aircraft and 30 engines,...
LONDON, June 16 (Reuters): Britain on Sunday named Blaise Metreweli, a career intelligence officer, as the first female head of the Secret Intelligence Service, the foreign spy service known as MI6.Metreweli, 47, who is currently MI6's head of technology, known...
NEW YORK, June 16 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's administration is considering significantly expanding its travel restrictions by potentially banning citizens of 36 additional countries from entering the United States, according to an internal State Department cable seen by Reuters.Earlier...
MOSCOW, June 16 (Reuters/AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan called Monday for an "immediate" end to fighting between Israel and Iran in a phone conversation, the Kremlin said."The leaders called for an immediate end to...
GAZA, June 16 (AFP/AP): Gaza's civil defence agency said that 38 people waiting for aid in the south of the Palestinian territory were killed by Israeli troops on Monday.Civil defence spokesman Mahmud Bassal told AFP that "38 martyrs and more...
KHULNA, June 16 (BSS): A court on Monday sentenced two youths to life term imprisonment in a drug case under Khalishpur Police Station in the city.The court also fined the duo Tk 5000 each, in default, to suffer one month...
SATKHIRA, June 16 (BSS): A fish trader was killed in a lightning strike at Kathbunia village of Khalilnagar union in Tala upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased was identified as Lalit Mandal, 50, son of Bamcharam Mandal, a resident...
COX'S BAZAR, June 16 (BSS): Three people, including a man and his son, were killed and 10 others injured in a road accident in the Jetty Road area of Rashidnagar union in Ramu upazila of the district on Monday.The deceased...
MANIKGANJ, June 16 (BSS): The cultivation of sesame has exceeded its fixed target in all seven upazilas of the district and the farmers are expecting a bumper production, the Department of Agriculture Extension (DAE) sources said.DAE office sources said they...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
BOGURA, June 16: Prices of both coarse and fine varieties of rice have surged in the wholesale markets of Bogura. Market insiders have attributed the price spiral to the higher production costs and outbreak of blast disease affecting paddy plants...
Md Helal Uddin and Sanjoy Pal | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) are the driving force behind many of the large economies worldwide. While their presence serves as a hub for entrepreneurship development in countries like Bangladesh, most of them struggle to access finance. This lack...
Mental well-being is just as crucial as physical health in leading a fulfilling and balanced life. Unfortunately, mental health remains a neglected issue in our society, and university students are not exempt from this reality. The absence of dedicated mental...
As a university student eager to start something of my own, I've realised that building a business in Bangladesh takes more than a good idea-it takes navigating a system that often works against you.Today, many young people aren't just job...
Mir Mostafizur Rahaman | 2025-06-17 00:00:00
A sound banking sector is the bedrock of a sound economy. The experience of economies across the world attests to this assertion: without a vibrant, healthy, and functioning banking system, no country can dream of sustainable development, let alone achieve...
Complicated work procedures at government offices that retard service delivery is a legacy hampering the country's growth since its birth. The call for revamping and streamlining it by all concerned is also not new. But the self-serving, archaic system is...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-16 00:00:00
Doctors under the banner of 'PSC Reform Movement Doctors Council' have made a demand for restoring the 34-year age limit for entry into BCS, instead of the existing 32 years. They made the demand at a press conference held in...
DU CORRESPONDENT | 2025-06-16 00:00:00
A group of Dhaka University (DU) students held a sit-in programme on the campus on Sunday, demanding the formation of an Election Commission (EC) for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and a clear roadmap for the long-awaited DUCSU...
Chinese Acting Ambassador to Bangladesh Liu Yuyin on Sunday held a meeting with BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in the city, reports BSS.The meeting was held at around 11:00 am at the BNP Chairperson's political office in the...
BNP Joint Secretary General Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anne on Sunday called upon all political parties to stay united for the sake of democracy and rebuilding Bangladesh, instead of creating unnecessary debate over the recent meeting between Prof Muhammad Yunus and Tarique...
Gono Forum President and veteran Liberation War organiser Mostafa Mohsin Montu has died at the age of 80 while undergoing treatment at a hospital in the city, reports bdnews24.com.He passed away at 05:00 pm on Sunday at Square Hospital, according...
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