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China Considers Reducing Interest Rates for Bangladesh: Ambassador

Dhaka: China is seriously considering a request from Dhaka to lower the interest rates on its credits for Bangladesh, Chinese ambassador Yao Wen announced today. This statement comes a day before Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain’s scheduled v…

Court Orders Attachment of 9 Properties of Ex-MP Golap in USA

Dhaka: A court here today ordered authorities concerned to attach nine immovable properties owned by former Member of Parliament (MP) and Awami League leader Abdus Sobhan Golap and his family members in the USA. Besides, the court also ordered to free…

Stocks Break Losing Streak

Dhaka: Stocks today witnessed an upward trend after showing five days of negative trend as opportunistic investors continued taking positions in the sector-specific scrips. DSEX, the broad index of the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), slightly advanced by …

BB Alerts Public Against Unauthorized Use of Its Logo

Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has alerted all in case of using its logo elsewhere for avoiding any kind of forgery. ‘It has been noticed that the social media or online is illegally using the Bangladesh Bank’s monogram or logo to advertise recruitment a…

Shaheed Asad Day Commemorates Student Leader’s Sacrifice

Dhaka: Shaheed Asad Day will be observed tomorrow, marking the sacrifice of student leader Asaduzzaman Asad. On January 20, 1969, Asad was killed by Pakistani police during a protest against the oppression of East Pakistanis at a rally near Dhaka Medi…

Chhatra Dal Demands Trial of Banned Chhatra League Leaders

Dhaka: Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal today held a ‘March for Justice’ demanding the trial of the banned organization Bangladesh Chhatra League and the allies of the ousted Awami League government. The procession began from Institution of Engineers, Banglad…