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Govt may approve costly $3.1bn loan as forex reserves shrink

Shawdesh desk: The government is likely to approve a costly $3.1 billion non-concessional loan to mostly support fuel imports and ease the pressure on foreign reserves and the balance of

Global Covid cases top 578 million

Shawdesh desk: The overall number of Covid cases has now surged past 578 million amid a rise in new infections in Southeast Asia, the Middle East and Europe. According to

No chance of fuel crisis as Bangladesh has diesel stocks for 32 days, jet fuel stocks for 44 days

Shawdesh Desk: Chairman of Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) ABM Azad on Wednesday said that there is no chance of a fuel crisis in Bangladesh as the country has enough diesel

For the first time, Bangladesh has more women than men

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh has witnessed a major demographic shift since record-keeping began in the country, with females outnumbering males for the first time in a population census. Of a total

Bangladesh PM offers land for setting up D-8 economic zone

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday proposed establishment of a D-8 Economic Zone in Bangladesh for investment by the member countries aimed at accelerating their collective economic

Ex-OC Pradeep, his wife gets different jail terms in corruption case

Shawdesh Desk: A divisional special judge’s court in Chattogram on Wednesday sentenced Teknaf police station’s former officer-in-charge and condemned murderer Pradeep Kumar Das to 20-year imprisonment and his wife Chumki

Bangladesh PM urges int’l solidarity to face crisis caused by war

Shawdesh Desk: Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called for greater multilateral cooperation and global solidarity to bravely deal with the ‘looming humanitarian crisis caused by Russia-Ukraine war and

Dhaka air continues to be in ‘moderate’ zone due to monsoon rain

Shawdesh Desk: Dhaka’s air quality continues to be in the ‘moderate’ zone due to intermittent monsoon showers. With an air quality index score of 59 at 9:00am on Wednesday, the