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Bangladesh Bank deposits record Tk 151b with state coffer

Bangladesh Bank achieved a record profit in the fiscal year 2023-24, fueled by significant US dollar sales from reserves and a sharp rise in short-term lending to commercial banks, reports UNB. The central bank's final balance sheet for the year reveals a total profit of Tk 400 billion, with a...

Labourers busy at a shop at the wholesale rice market at Badamtali in the city on Saturday.

Labourers busy at a shop at the wholesale rice market at Badamtali in the city on Saturday. Though rice prices declined by Tk 2-3 per kg, in the span of one week, the rates were back to square one following the devastating flood in the southeast of the country. —...

98pc phone network restored in flood-hit dists

FE ReportMore than 98 per cent of the network has been restored across the flood-hit 11 districts, according to the regularly updated monitoring report from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC).The report highlights that, due to immediate action taken to secure the telecommunications network, 14,297 sites have been restored in...

KSA, Poland set up business council to strengthen ties

JEDDAH, Aug 31 (Arab News): The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Poland have established a joint business council for the 2024-2028 term to boost trade and investment between the two countries.The Kingdom's General Authority for Foreign Trade has finalized the formation of the Saudi-Polish Business Council, appointing Abdullah bin Mohammed...

Muklesur Rahman National Bank EC chairman

Mr. Muklesur Rahman has been elected as the Chairman of the Executive Committee of National Bank Limited as an independent director of the bank. This decision was made during the bank's 505th Board Meeting, which took place on August 22, says the bank in a statement on Saturday. With an...

BRAC Bank Reading Cafés explore Mughal history

BRAC Bank's Reading Cafés in Chuadanga and Dhaka recently concluded insightful discussions on two significant historical novels, 'Badshah Namdar' by Humayun Ahmed and 'Masnad' by Moshtaq Sharif, the bank said in a statement on Saturday.Over the past month, members immersed themselves in these novels, exploring the depths of Mughal history...