Economy

PM asks bankers to live up to single-digit interest rate promise

Shawdesh Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged bank owners not to go back on their promise this time as in the past to bring down the interest rate

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Bangladesh economy to outshine Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong by 2024: Cebr

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh’s economy will surpass that of Malaysia, Hong Kong and Singapore with its presence as the 30th largest economy in the world by 2024, says a global report

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Country’s economy remains strong despite shocks

Shawdesh DEsk: The country witnessed a mixed economic performance in the outgoing calendar year 2019 with many success stories partly dented by some failures. The success stories include impressive GDP

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Boeing chief fired but 737 concerns persist

Shawdesh Desk: Boeing has fired its chief executive, Dennis Muilenburg, in a bid to restore confidence in the firm after two deadly crashes involving its 737 Max plane, reports BBC.

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US stocks end at records again, extending rally

Shawdesh Desk: Wall Street stocks again finished at records on Friday as continued optimism about trade talks and the US outlook offset another dreary session for Boeing, reports AFP. All

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Assault on journalist: BCL leader arrested in Jamalpur

Shawdesh DEsk: A BCL leader was arrested for his alleged involvement with the assault on a local journalist in Jamalpur. The arrestee Rakib Khan, 27, is the district Chhatra League

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Egypt arrests senior editor of independent news outlet

Shawdesh Desk: Egyptian security forces arrested a senior editor of the country’s last significant independent news outlet Saturday, in a new peak to a 6-year-old crackdown on press freedom under

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Sagar-Runi killing: Submission of probe report deferred for 69 times

Shawdesh desk: The deadline to submit the investigation report of the sensational murder case of journalist couple Sagar and Runi was deferred again on Thursday. As the investigation officer of

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