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Heavy rain causes water-logging, transport disruption

Dhaka, May 27 -- Heavy downpour triggered by Cyclone Remal caused immense suffering for the city-dwellers as transport services, including the metro rail, were seriously disrupted, besides water-loggi... Read More


ADP implementation at 3-year low in July-April

Dhaka, May 27 -- Government agencies have failed to implement even half of their planned development works in the first 10 months of the current fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, according to officials. This... Read More


Fitch again cuts BD's credit rating to 'B+'

Dhaka, May 27 -- After eight months since September last year, Fitch Ratings has again downgraded Bangladesh's long-term credit rating due mainly to a weakening of the country's external buffers. In ... Read More


Cyclone Remal kills 10, hits 3.8m people

Dhaka, May 27 -- At least 10 people were killed and 3.8 million affected in inundation by tidal surge as the cyclone Remal lashed at Bangladesh with rainstorm since Sunday night, sources said Monday. ... Read More


Musk's xAI raises $6b in fresh funding

Dhaka, May 27 -- Elon Musk's artificial intelligence startup xAI has raised $6 billion in a Series B funding round backed by investors including Andreessen Horowitz and Sequoia Capital among others, t... Read More


'Prof Yunus granted Tk 95m loan to a family firm'

Dhaka, May 27 -- The authorities of Grameen Bank have lodged a corruption allegation against its founder Noble Laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. They have submitted a complaint with the Anti-Corruptio... Read More


106 millionaires contesting third phase of upazila parishad elections: TIB

Dhaka, May 27 -- The dominance of businesspeople is prevalent in the third phase of the sixth upazila elections, with 67 per cent of chairman candidates belonging to the business community. Among the... Read More


ABTI begins three-day training workshop

Dhaka, May 27 -- Agrani Bank Training Institute (ABTI) began a three-day training workshop titled 'Entrepreneurship Development and CMSME Loan Management' at its office in Dhaka city on Sunday. Agran... Read More


Agri minister says lack of public protests means prices of commodities are within reach

Dhaka, May 27 -- Agriculture Minister Abdus Shahid says the lack of public protests suggests that the prices of essential commodities in Bangladesh are manageable, and that is why people are not prote... Read More


Govt releases Tk 68.5m for Cyclone Remal victims

Dhaka, May 27 -- The government has released Tk 68.5 million to help communities recover from the impact of Cyclone Remal which crossed the Bangladesh coast, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake... Read More