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Why this illegal banking?

Illegal banking activities have spread all over the country. In the name of cooperative societies, such banking is attracting a huge number of clientele as high rate of interest is being offered to them. As the cooperative societies are under the jurisdiction of the Cooperative Department, Bangladesh Bank cannot punish them until gro . . . . . . Read Full Story

Agri ministry seeks more subsidy on diesel price

The Agriculture Ministry has sought further subsidy on diesel price from the Finance Ministry to help farmers irrigate their lands at lower cost for aman rice production, hit by a lingering drought across the country. The Agriculture Ministry recently sent the proposal for providing further subsidy on the fuel price to facilitate th . . . . . . Read Full Story

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