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BB discards SMART formula

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh Bank has finally discarded the existing reference rate, or SMART, used for determining the lending rates of banks and NBFIs, the central bank said in a circular on Wednesday... Read More


Mutual Trust Bank PLC and Global Climate Partnership Fund co-host the event for 'fostering climate finance partnership in Bangladesh'

Dhaka, May 8 -- Mutual Trust Bank PLC (MTB) in association with Global Climate Partnership Fund (GCPF) recently co-hosted an event on 'Fostering Climate Finance Partnership in Bangladesh' at Renaissan... Read More


Bangladesh seeks preferential access to British market until 2032

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparels, into the British market until 2032 to support the sustainable ... Read More


BTRC to review mobile package prices

Dhaka, May 8 -- The country's telecom regulator on Wednesday said they would soon review the existing prices offered by mobile operators. Replying to queries at a public hearing held at the Banglades... Read More


BNP leader Khokon walks out of jail

Dhaka, May 8 -- BNP Joint Secretary General Khairul Kabir Khokon has been freed from jail on bail after more than six and a half months of his arrest. Khairul Kabir Khokon, also the president of Nars... Read More


Upazila polls: Voter turnout less than 10pc in first two hours

Dhaka, May 8 -- The voter turnout in the sixth Upazila Parishad elections was less than 10 per cent in the first two hours of voting on Wednesday, according to Ashok Kumar Debnath, additional secretar... Read More


Rain or thundershower likely in 8 divisions, met office says

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicts rain of thundershower in eight divisions including Dhaka, starting from 9:00am today. "Rain or thundershowers accompanied by tempor... Read More


Police recovered body from Kamlapur Railway Station

Dhaka, May 8 -- Police recovered the body of a man from a platform of Kamalapur Railway Station early on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Md Haidar Ali (57) of Arpara village of Bhangura upa... Read More


PM opens Hajj programme for this year

Dhaka, May 8 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has inaugurated Hajj programme of this year through a function at Ashkona Hajj Camp in the city on Wednesday. The premier also exchanged greetings with th... Read More


UP Polls: Exports, imports suspended at Hili land port

Dhaka, May 8 -- Import and export activities between India and Bangladesh through the Hili land port were suspended on Wednesday as the Upazila Parishad (UP) election is underway at Hakimpur upazila o... Read More