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Record 17,387 containers handled at Mongla Port in 6 months

Mongla Port, the country’s second-largest seaport, handled a record 17,387 TEUs of containers by 28 container vessels during the first

Depositors begin withdrawing funds from 5 merging banks

Depositors of five troubled Islamic banks began withdrawing their funds on Thursday, marking the first step in a mega merger

Transfer of depositors’ accounts in 5 banks to Sammilito Bank likely next week

The process of the transfer of bank accounts of depositors of five Islamic banks now being merged into -the newly

Prices of lentils and chickpeas drop Tk 10-15 per Kg

After onion and potato, Prices of lentils and chickpeas are on decline in the arket. Their prices decreased by Tk

Bangladesh launches Tk 500cr project to turn haor fallow lands into productive farmland

Bangladesh has embarked on a landmark agricultural initiative aimed at converting vast stretches of fallow haor lands into cultivable fields,

Japan’s cabinet approves record $785b budget, vows to keep debt in check

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s cabinet on Friday approved a record $785 billion budget for the next fiscal year, aiming

Bholaganj Land Port inaugurated in Sylhet

After a long wait, Bholaganj Land Port, the 24th land port of the country in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet, has

Pangaon to be handed over to foreign operator in January

After years of losses, the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (ICT) in Keraniganj, under the Chattogram Port Authority, is finally set

Prime Bank signs payroll agreement with Fame Group

Prime Bank PLC has recently signed a payroll agreement with Fame Group at the bank’s corporate office in Dhaka. Under

Foreign debt declines by $1.45bn in three months

Bangladesh’s foreign debt declined by $1.45 billion in the July-September quarter. The country’s total outstanding external debt stood at $112.12