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Draft of Export Policy 2024-2027 approved eyeing $110b export target in FY27

Cabinet Division Secretary (Coordination and Reforms) Md Mahmudul Hossain Khan informed that the fresh Export Policy has been framed considering the LDC graduation-related challenges, putting priorities on sectors and products considering their potentials and augmenting efforts to make branding of Bangladesh abroad

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Want to rebuild trust between our people: Donald Lu

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Talks with Lu focused on advancing bilateral ties without dwelling on past issues: Saber

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS

Effective population management key for sustainable development: PM Hasina

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SC stays HC ruling on condemned cells detention till 25 August

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Update | Market cap drops Tk8,000cr on recent downfall

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The batteries used by these e-rickshaws are not certified by BSTI yet there are more than three million e-rickshaws in Bangladesh currently. Photo: Saqlain Rizve

BRTA to ban battery-run auto-rickshaws in Dhaka city

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BB restrictions against journos exemplifies anarchy in banking sector: Journalists

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'The first step is to get through the difficult group stage': Hathurusingha on Bangladesh's expectations in T20 World Cup

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NCC Bank profit drops 78% in Jan-Mar

NCC Bank profit drops 78% in Jan-Mar

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Eastern Bank profit jumps 35% in Jan-Mar

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Market cap drops Tk8,000cr on recent downfall

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Ensure food safety at home first to grab halal market: Business leaders

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Using fine cotton yarn, the weavers bring out various artistic motifs inspired by nature on the jomin or the body of the tant shari. Photo: TBS

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An aerial view of Chittagong port. File Photo: Mohammad Minhaj Uddin

Draft of Export Policy 2024-2027 approved eyeing $110b export target in FY27

Govt's bank borrowing gets costlier as Treasury bill, bond rates hiked

Onion imports resume as India lifts export ban

A displaced Palestinian girl, who fled her house due to Israel's military offensive, sits outside her family's tent, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip May 13, 2024. Photo: REUTERS/Mohammed Salem/ File photo

Fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas-led fighters in north and south Gaza

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NCC Bank profit drops 78% in Jan-Mar

NCC Bank profit drops 78% in Jan-Mar

Eastern Bank profit jumps 35% in Jan-Mar

Market cap drops Tk8,000cr on recent downfall

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Kajol Rekha: Crafting the unfamiliar from a familiar tale

House of the Dragon season 2 trailer hints at a bloody Targaryen civil war

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'The first step is to get through the difficult group stage': Hathurusingha on Bangladesh's expectations in T20 World Cup

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Reserves under pressure as financial account deficit tops $9b in Jul-Mar

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Who are the top 10 importers in Bangladesh last year

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Segunbagicha, which was once like a nifty mofussil town, has now evolved into a bustling centre of government, private offices and courts. Photo: Syed Zakir Hussain

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