MFS transactions maintain rising trend in Oct '25
Transactions through mobile financial services (MFS) continued their upward trajectory in October 2025, buoyed mainly by strong person-to-person (P2P), cash-in, and cash-out activities, reflecting sustained consumer reliance on digital platforms for daily financial needs.The number of MFS transactions rose by 5.30 per cent month-on-month to 678.63 million at the end...
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Bridging Haors : BADC initiative transforms rice harvesting in Sunamganj
Sunamganj, Jan 2 (UNB) : In a transformative move for agriculture in Bangladesh's haor regions, the Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has launched a comprehensive initiative to construct causeways, threshing floors, and sunning platforms, aimed at easing the harvesting, processing and transport of Boro rice.Causeways-earthen or paved routes connecting remote...
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European factory activity ends 2025 in deeper contraction
BENGALURU/SINGAPORE, Jan 2 (Reuters): Euro zone manufacturing activity shrank further in December but Asia's factory powerhouses closed 2025 on a firmer footing backed by a rebound in export orders and growing demand for artificial intelligence, private surveys showed.Factory activity in the common currency bloc slid into deeper contraction last month...
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Wage board proposes minimum wage of Tk 12,600 for workers
The Minimum Wage Board has proposed a new minimum monthly wage of Tk 12,600 for workers in the iron foundry and engineering workshop sector, marking the first wage revision in over 15 years since the last adjustment in 2010.Under the new proposal, workers would also receive a 5 per cent...
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