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DHAKA : The National Economic Council (NEC) will sit tomorrow to consider a possible Annual Development Programme (ADP) with an  outlay of TK  2,30,000 crore keeping highest allocation in the transport and communication sector. NEC Chairperson and Chief Adviser Professor...

DHAKA, May 17, 2025 (BSS)- Claiming that the microcredit is the "real banking", Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today stressed establishing a 'Microcredit Bank' to create more entrepreneurs by disbursing collateral free small credit among young people. "Microcredit has reached...

DHAKA : Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan has said that Malaysia, in principle, has decided to recruit a large number of Bangladeshi workers in the days to come. "Malaysia, in principle, has decided to...

DHAKA : Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain today expressed concern at the resource constraints of the UN peacekeeping missions and called for urgent international attention to address the funding gap. He made the call while speaking as a panellist...

DHAKA: Bangladesh is expecting to receive a total of US$3.5 billion in loans by June from different multilateral development partners, including the World Bank, Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). “Now, the IMF agreed to release...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus visited the first branch of Grameen Bank in Chattogram this afternoon. The branch was first set up near Chittagong University campus and was later relocated at a building in Hathazari. Later, the...

DHAKA : International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Bangladesh, The world business organization, organized a workshop on Find and pursue the right standards for your business: A Hands-on workshop with the SME Toolkit in collaboration with the Asian Development...

CHATTOGRAM : Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun today announced that an $800 million investment will be made centering existing container terminal at Laldia Char on the south-east bank of the Karnaphuli River...

DHAKA : The Health Sector Reform Commission today submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus. The members of the commission, led by its chief Professor AK Azad Khan, handed over the report to Prof Yunus at about 11...

DHAKA : The Health Sector Reform Commission today submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, recommending formation of an independent and permanent "Bangladesh Health Commission (BHC)" aiming to implement the health in all policies (HiAP). "The Bangladesh Health...