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Business entities want favourable atmosphere
Nepal News
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LALITPUR: The businesspersons representing various organizations have expressed mixed views on investment atmosphere and industrial development in the country. During a programme organized by the Department of Financial Institution Coordination of...
Dhaka Stocks rebound in morning trade
Daily Star
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July 30, 2025
Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:38 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:41 AM The DSEX advanced by 14.35 point to reach 5,312.82 by 11:30 am Star Business Report Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:38 AM Last update on: Wed Jul 30, 2025 11:41 AM Indices at the Dhaka Stock...
Bangladesh, Djibouti keen to enhance ties
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Bangladesh, Djibouti keen to enhance ties DHAKA, July 29, 2025 (BSS) - Bangladesh and East African country Djibouti are keen to further strengthen bilateral cooperation between the two nations. The interest was expressed when non-resident...
How precision agriculture can transform Bangladesh
Daily Star
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July 28, 2025
Agriculture plays a pivotal role in Bangladesh's economy, employing approximately 35.27 percent of the workforce and contributing about 11.55 percent to the national GDP. Traditional farming methods, however, are becoming less sustainable due to...
Locals to benefit from proposed changes to Gauteng township economy law
BusinessLIVE
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Gauteng finance and economic development MEC Lebogang Maile is calling for written submissions on proposed changes to a law giving preference to locals for control of the R400bn township economy. The legislation effectively designates township...
Rising Islamist nexus in Bangladesh should ring alarm bells in Delhi
Firstpost
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July 30, 2025
After the regime change in Bangladesh, India’s concerns have only grown on its northeastern borders. The Muhammad Yunus-led interim government has sought to build alliances and make antagonistic statements that have shaken the foundations of the...
Telegram coup: How digital subversion and internal betrayal undermined Bangladesh’s Awami League and Sheikh Hasina
Weekly Blitz
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July 30, 2025
Telegram coup: How digital subversion and internal betrayal undermined Bangladesh’s Awami League and Sheikh Hasina Serious allegations have been raised by the Indian media outlet News18, indicating that over the past year, the encrypted messaging...
Seven Foreign Men Charged With Kidnapping Bangladeshi Businessman
Bernama
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July 30, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR, July 30 (Bernama) -- Seven foreign men were brought before the Magistrates’ Court here today to face a charge of kidnapping a Bangladeshi businessman last month. The accused comprised two Bangladeshi nationals, Sohel Rana, 40, and...
India equips Border Security Force at Bangladeshi border with biometrics scanners
Biometric Update
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July 30, 2025
Along the world’s fifth-longest land border, the 4,096km India–Bangladesh boundary, a select number of border outposts are receiving biometric scanners capable of recording fingerprints and iris biometrics. Border outposts that have been deemed...
Emirates Appoints Talal Al Gergaw As New Country Manager For Bangladesh
MENAFN
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July 30, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dubai: Emirates has announced the appointment of Talal Al Gergaw as the new Country Manager for Bangladesh, effective 1 August 2025. Talal currently serves as Country Manager for Zimbabwe and brings with him a wealth...
Hong Kong-based Handa to invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh, create 25,000 jobs
Textile Focus
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July 30, 2025
Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh. Handa Industries Ltd. Chairman Han Chun announced the plan while meeting Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the...
Sri Lanka developing an elaborate AI strategy for economic expansion
Biometric Update
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July 30, 2025
Sri Lanka is focusing on creating a robust artificial intelligence (AI) strategy to attain a fivefold increase in its digital economy over the next five years, as underscored by Dr. Hans Wijayasuriya, Chief Advisor to the President on Digital...
BSEC bans Salman F Rahman, son Shayan, Shibli Rubayat from capital market for life
The Business Standard
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July 30, 2025
Salman F Rahman, former IFIC Bank chairman and Beximco Group vice-chairman, and his son Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman, former vice-chairman of IFIC Bank, have been declared persona non grata for life in the country's capital market by the Bangladesh...
Global Apparel Trade & Retail Update – July 2025
Textile Value Chain
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July 30, 2025
The latest Global Apparel Trade & Retail Update for July 2025 provides valuable insights into international apparel trade trends, consumer demand, and macroeconomic shifts across key markets. Apparel Imports – May 2025: United States: Imports...
Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India, but who's the richest in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka? Here's how they make their fortune
India.com
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July 30, 2025
Home Viral Mukesh Ambani is the richest man in India, but who’s the richest in Pakistan, Nepal, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka? Here’s how they make their fortune Mukesh Ambani is the richest person in India. His total wealth is around Rs. 9.20 lakh...
New York lost a police officer. A Bangladeshi community is mourning a local hero
KIFI Local News 8 - Idaho
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July 30, 2025
By Danya Gainor, Dakin Andone, TuAnh Dam, CNN New York (CNN) — The grief for New York Police Department Officer Didarul Islam stretched from Midtown Manhattan all the way up to the 47th Precinct in the Bronx Monday night. The crying could be heard...
Families of Bengali migrants deported to Bangladesh stare at endless uncertainty
The Economic Times
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July 30, 2025
Sixty-something Bhodu Sheikh sat on the porch of his ramshackle hut in Dorjee Para, a settlement tucked away in one corner of Paikar village in the Muslim-majority Murarai assembly constituency of West Bengal's Birbhum district, with a blank look...
Fish Importers Seek Hilsa From Bangladesh Ahead Of Durga Puja, Urge Policy Reforms
News18
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July 30, 2025
Last Updated:July 30, 2025, 09:17 IST Data from the past six years shows a consistent shortfall in actual exports, with only 15–25 per cent of the permitted quantity being exported in 2023 and 2024 The demand for Hilsa during Durga Puja is...
Big investors regain interest in Bangladesh’s capital market, BO accounts on the rise
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh’s capital market is regaining momentum, attracting major investors amid rising trading activity and a sharp increase in Beneficiary Owner (BO) accounts over the past year, according to the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission...
Yunus regime’s cozy ties with global Islamists raise questions about Bangladesh’s future
Weekly Blitz
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July 29, 2025
Yunus regime’s cozy ties with global Islamists raise questions about Bangladesh’s future A recent social media post by Tajul Islam, the Chief Prosecutor of the so-called International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) under the regime of Muhammad Yunus, has...