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PSC overhauls marks structure for 50th BCS preliminary exam

The Public Service Commission (PSC) has revised the marks distribution for the BCS preliminary examination, releasing the updated syllabus and allocation for the 50th BCS with the changes incorporated. On Tuesday, the commission published the syllabus and the full breakdown for the 200-mark exam o

Economy
6 hours ago

Govt on bank borrowing spree for bailout funds

Government bank borrowing goes ballooning with the fundraising through special auction of bonds and bills to pay for five-in-one Sammilito Islami Bank and possible liquidation of nine hard-up nonbanks. To meet the fresh financing challenges, amid less-than-expected level of revenue-mobilisation dr

Country
6 hours ago

BNP leader Shimul Biswas, 3 others injured in Paban road accident

Four people, including Shamsur Rahman Shimul Biswas, special assistant to BNP Chairperson and party-nominated candidate for Pabna-5 seat, were injured in a collision between a truck and a microbus in Atgharia upazila of Pabna on Tuesday evening. The accident occurred around 6pm in Ekdanto area whi

Politics
7 hours ago

BNP plans universal 'Family Card' for all women: Tarique Rahman

BNP’s Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday announced that all women across the country will be brought under a universal 'Family Card' scheme if the party forms the next government, aiming to make four crore families economically self-reliant. Speaking at a views-exchange event with ret

Editorial
7 hours ago

Adopting policies to build a climate-resilient society

Bangladesh is placed among the world's top 10 climate-vulnerable nations, thanks to its geomorphological low-lying deltaic plain and exposure to severe floods, cyclones and encroachment by the sea on its coastal region. Evidently, measures to adapt to climate change impacts have been among the key

Columns
7 hours ago

Reviving Bangladesh's shrimp sector

Bangladesh's once-thriving shrimp sector has been languishing for quite some time and the situation appears to be worsening. Export orders for the country's prime shrimp varieties have continued to fall, driven primarily by waning demand in Europe and the United States-markets that together account

Views
7 hours ago

Some unpleasant arithmetic

Bangladesh’s economy is often acclaimed for its remarkable resilience despite recurrent global disruptions — pandemics, energy shortages, supply-chain shocks, regional conflicts, and internal political instability. Observers frequently point to four powerful “engines” behind

Trade
8 hours ago

NRBC Bank arranged a workshop on IFRS-9

NRBC Bank arranged a workshop on International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS-9) on Tuesday at their Human Resource and Training Development Centre (HRTDC), according to a press release. Dr. Md Touhidul Alam Khan, Managing Director & CEO, was the chief guest at the workshop. Raditha Alahakoon

Economy
8 hours ago

Finance adviser explains rise in millionaire bank accounts

Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed has said the Bangladesh Bank’s report showing a rise in millionaire bank accounts is due to “money hidden at home for a long time” now being deposited. He made these comments after a meeting of the Advisery Council Committee on Government Procurem

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