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Private sector credit growth slips below 7 per cent
05:25 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayPrivate sector credit growth in Bangladesh has dipped to 6.40 per cent in June 2025, the latest data from Bangladesh Bank reveals - marking a concerning slowdown in lending and signalling deeper economic headwinds amid political transition and financial instability. This is the lowest level in recent years and the second time this year that credit growth has fallen below the 7 per cent threshold.
Brazil eyes trade deal with Bangladesh
05:11 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayBrazil, the largest economy in South America, has expressed strong interest in forging a bilateral trade agreement with Bangladesh to deepen economic cooperation between the two nations.
Bangladesh religious freedom still a concern despite reforms: USCIRF
04:56 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayWhile Bangladesh’s interim government has made notable progress in political and administrative reforms since its formation, serious concerns persist over rising religious tensions and shrinking space for religious freedom, the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) warned in a report released on Monday, July 21.
PRAN-RFL launches NextGen Campus Ambassador programme, empowers 40 students
04:15 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayIn a bid to nurture young talent and bridge the gap between academia and industry, PRAN-RFL Group, one of Bangladesh’s largest business conglomerates, has selected 40 outstanding students from 22 universities across the country as NextGen Campus Ambassadors.
Eight examiners face permanent ban for student involvement in evaluation
03:48 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayEight examiners have been permanently banned from all public examination duties and face departmental action for gross misconduct during the evaluation of OMR answer sheets in the 2025 SSC and HSC examinations.
Bangladeshi racer Avik Anwar injured in crash at Sepang Int’l Circuit
03:12 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayAvik Anwar, Bangladesh’s pioneering international motorsports champion, was injured in a severe car accident during Race 1 at the Sepang International Circuit in Malaysia on Saturday, July 26.
David hits fastest Australia T20 ton in win over WI
02:56 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayTim David hit the fastest T20 International century by an Australian as they beat the West Indies to take an unassailable 3-0 lead in their five-match series...
BSF throws Indian worker into Bangladesh using pay loader
02:34 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayAmir Sheikh, a migrant worker in Rajasthan from Kaliachak, Malda, West Bengal, was allegedly labelled a “Bangladeshi” and forcibly pushed into Bangladesh, by the Border Security Force (BSF) using a pay loader machine over the barbed wire fence in Bashirhat, North 24 Parganas.
Milestone tragedy: Chinese medical team offers full support in treating injured
02:24 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayChinese medical team from Wuhan Third Hospital, currently visiting Bangladesh, continued their work at the Bangladesh Institute of Burns and Plastic Surgery...
No control anywhere, bribes soar from Tk 1 lakh to Tk 5 lakh: Fakhrul
02:04 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir decried the absence of governance and control across the country, alleging a sharp rise in corruption.
Milestone tragedy: I thought my eardrums would burst, survivor Zunaid recalls horror
01:30 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayZunaid recounted the horrifying moments of July 21: “There was a sound – so loud, so sudden,” he said. “I thought my eardrums would burst. Everyone started screaming. We all ran in panic, not knowing where to go.”
CEC calls AI a ‘big challenge’ to parliamentary polls
01:16 PM, 26 Jul 2025 SaturdayChief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin highlighted Artificial Intelligence as a significant threat to the integrity of the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections.