Traders sit idle at shops at a market in the capital Dhaka on Sunday. Fewer people are going out to shop, even when the curfew is relaxed, amid the recent countrywide unrest centring the quota reform protests. | Md Saurav The country’s business leaders on Sunday demanded low-cost bank loans, rescheduling facilities, deferred payment of
Representational image. | New Age photo The foreign exchange reserves in Bangladesh, according to the International Monetary Fund guidelines, increased to nearly $22 billion on June 27 from $18.64 billion in May. Bangladesh Bank officials said that the country received $1.15 billion from the IMF and $900 million from other sources, including Korea, IBRD and
Dhaka University vice-chancellor ASM Maksud Kamal speaks at the inaugural ceremony of a workshop titled ‘Intellectual Property Fundamentals for Brand Designing’ at the Faculty of Fine Art of Dhaka University on Sunday. | New Age photo Speakers, including academicians and intellectual property specialists stressed on the intellectual property awareness and its benefits the inaugural ceremony