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April 4, 2025

$1b Soybean deal strengthens US-BD agro trade

A consortium of Bangladesh’s top three soy crushing companies—Meghna Group, City Group, and Delta Agro—committed to the purchase of $1 billion of U.S. soybeans over the following twelve months.

The landmark agreement with the U.S. Soybean Export Council (USSEC), a trade association representing the interests of U.S. soybean farmers abroad, signals a growing export market for high-quality U.S. agricultural products in Bangladesh.
U.S. Chargé d’Affaires Tracey Jacobson welcomed the agreement, underscoring Ban...

BB unveils 2-phase refund plan

Bangladesh Bank has laid out a clear two-phase mechanism for depositors of five merging Shariah-based banks to recover their funds, prioritising small savers and ensuring the security of all deposits as the banks are consolidated into a single new entity.
Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur provided the assurance to UNB on Thursday, urging depositors to have ‘nothing to worry about’ as the central bank is committed to safeguarding their money.

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28 holidays for 2026

The Council of Advisers today approved the proposed list of 28 holidays for the 2026 calendar year.
However, 11 holidays coincided with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays).
The approval came at the 47th meeting of the Council of Advisers held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) here with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.  Following the meeting, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam revealed the information at a briefing at the Foreign Service Ac...

Nov 7 — the take off point for Zia to be a statesman

The streets of the capital, Dhaka and elsewhere in the country drew thousands of people as the dawn broke on November 7, 1975, the day which the country would remember as the auspicious moment for the subsequent emergence of Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman as a statesman.
The nation once again heard him on the radio saying, "I am Zia speaking", the call sign-like voice it had heard at the onset of the 1971 Liberation War, resurfacing in people's minds the memory of what inspired them to...

Sword’s ring and the fire’s silent roar

Altaf Hossain Ujjal:
1. Introduction: The Beginning of a Philosophy Beyond the Sound
We call the ring of the sword a clang—a sharp echo that splits the breast of history, rising in a chorus of justice, courage and resistance.
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