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April 3, 2025

Stratum Nutrition announces distribution partnership in B’desh

Ingredient supplier for both pet and human health Stratum Nutrition announced a distribution partnership with Alchem Enterprise, a pharmaceutical and nutraceutical raw materials distributor for the Bangladesh market. With the new partnership, Alchem Enterprise will distribute several of Stratum’s ingredients, including NEM eggshell membrane, sageXtra botanical for cognitive support, ESC eggshell calcium, Ovolux eggshell membrane collagen ingredient for beauty from within, and Eggshell Membrane Collagen Support Complex.

“We are extremely pleased to be partnered with a premier distribution partner in Bangladesh,” stated Chris Haynes, senior director of global sales at Stratum Nutrition, in the press release. “Alchem’s team has shown to be very in tune ...

BB cuts daily CRR, month-end ratio unchanged

The central bank has decided to ease the daily cash reserve ratio (CRR) requirement for commercial banks, providing them with some relief amid ongoing liquidity constraints, according to officials.

Under this decision, Bangladesh Bank (BB), the country's central bank, has reduced the daily CRR maintenance requirement by 50 basis points, lowering it from the current 3.50 per cent to...

ARTICLE 19 submits key media reform proposals to Bangladesh

ARTICLE 19 appreciates the Bangladesh Interim Government’s ongoing efforts to ensure a free, independent, and safe media environment in line with international human rights standards and to improve the country’s media landscape. As part of ARTICLE 19’s advocacy for press freedom, media independence, and the protection of journalists in Bangladesh, the organisation submitted key recommendations to the Bangladesh Media Reform Commission on 23 February 2025, highlighting necessary legal and policy reforms.

No more ‘Sycophancy’ for foreign loans, says BB Governor

Bangladesh’s balance of payments (BoP) has significantly improved, with a robust foreign savings position, eliminating the necessity of seeking foreign loans through “sycophancy,” Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur stated today (4 March 2025).

"We will not compromise. Our external financial position is now very strong," he asserted during a roundtable titled Path to Recovery for the Banking Sector, organised by The Business Standard at its office in the capital.

2 units resume generation

Two units of the Barapukuria Thermal Power Plant in Dinajpur have resumed electricity generation, supplying between 240 and 250 megawatts daily to the national grid.

The plant, which has a total capacity of 525 megawatts across its three units, had been non-operational due to mechanical faults.

Although two units are now functioning, the third unit has remained ...

Khaleda’s physical condition further improves: Zahid

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee Member Dr. AZM Zahid Hossain said BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is much better now than before. "Madam (Khaleda Zia) is physically better than before. Doctors are visiting her at home and providing regular medical care," he said. Dr Zahid said this while speaking as the chief guest at an Iftar Mahfil organised by Zia Parishad, UK, at a hall in East London, the United Kingdom (UK), on Monday (March 3) evening local time.

The event was organised to pray for the Chairperson Khaleda Zia's recovery. She has wished the countrym...

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