Author: Times Report

BRAC Bank partners with BRAC

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BRAC Bank has joined hands with BRAC, to extend support to climate-vulnerable communities in Bangladesh’s southern region, a press release said Tuesday. Through an innovative partnership promoting climate-smart agriculture, BRAC Bank's Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) fund will empower 2,500 farm households in KalaparaUpazila, Patuakhali district, with adaptive measures and essential

Digital banks to be profitable 3 years after launching: BB

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Digital banks in Bangladesh would be profitable within three years after starting their operation, said Abu Farah Md Nasser, deputy governor of Bangladesh Bank (BB). "From my experience I have expectations that digital banks will be profitable within three years," he said while speaking at a startup summit on Saturday. However, he

Opposition movement is welcome: PM

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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said her government has no objection to any movement by the opposition parties, but no arson violence will be tolerated. "I never tolerate any arson violence. It can never be accepted. But we've no objection to whatever movement or struggle they do," she said. The premier

Partnership launched to support climate action In Bangladesh, other countries

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The UK government has pledged up to $63 million (£50 million) over the next seven years to finance research and analysis, build institutional capacity and expertise to adapt to climate change, strengthen stakeholder and institutional partnerships, and promote greater collaboration for transboundary climate actions and water resource management in South

LC opening down by 23pc in FY23

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Bangladesh's imports fell sharply in the immediate past FY23 as opening of letters of credit (LCs) dipped due to scarcity of US dollars and restrictions on the purchase of luxury items from external sources. Private and public entities opened LCs of $69.36 billion in FY23, down 26% year-on-year from $94.26 billion

Fuel for RNPP to arrive in Sept: Rosatom

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Fuel for Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will arrive in the country in September next, said visiting Russian State Atomic Energy Corporation 'Rosatom' Director General Alexey Likhachev on Monday. The Rosatom DG said this while paying a country call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the latter's official residence Ganabhaban. PM's Press Secretary

Grameenphone Academy Masterclass by Zunaid Ahmed Palak MP sees exuberant response 

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“The next 18 years is ours to create a knowledge-based economy”, says the State Minister With the sole objective to prepare bright young minds through transformative upskilling and helping them get future-ready, Grameenphone’s dedicated platform GP Academy has recently hosted another of its impactful Masterclasses, this time with host Zunaid