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EU agred to keep PT
facilities after LDC graduation
Business Desk
Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Thursday called upon the European Union (EU) to continue the existing preferential trade facilities to Bangladesh beyond the LDC graduation period.
Kamal made the request when the newly appointed EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Charles Whiteley made a courtesy call on him at his Secretariat office.
During the meeting, the finance minister mentioned that the EU in combine is the largest export destination of Bangladesh while they have turned into a trusted development partner of Bangladesh, said a Finance Ministry press release.

BRAC Bank shares rise as SoftBank buys stake in bKash
Business Desk
The shares of BRAC Bank have soared after Japanese investment company SoftBank agreed to acquire a 20 per cent stake in its subsidiary bKash, the leading mobile phone financial service provider in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.
A day after the announcement of SoftBank’s investment in bKash, the price of BRAC Bank’s shares jumped to Tk 48.70 from Tk 44.30 — a 9.93 per cent increase-at 10:49 am on Thursday, triggering the circuit breaker.
A circuit breaker is a regulatory measure to temporarily halt trading on an exchange to prevent both speculative gains and dramatic losses within a small time frame.

Weaver puts latest vivo X70 Pro 5G to the test
Business Desk
Dream weaver; a very renowned photographer team in Bangladesh has successfully captured a number of majestic moments as well as premium wedding photography and cinematography at from their production house, said a press release. Nafiz Ahmed Shuvo, founder of the Dream Weaver; believes in capturing the perfect moment in its truest form and therefore is always ready to get that perfect smile, perfect twirl, perfect jump, and the perfect moment. While professional photography, especially during low light events requires heavy equipment such as extra lighting, stabilizing toolsand much more, vivo, the brand known for its smartphone innovation, decided to collaborate with the best photographer to put their latest X70 Pro 5G to the test.
After using the smartphone for a few months and trying to capture as many moments as possible, we asked Dream Weaver about their experience of using the much talked about vivo X70 Pro 5G. “There are certain days when we arenot carrying our DSLR and we see a beautiful moment, but we are unable to capture. This is where the X70 Pro 5G comes handy. Capturing these beautiful moments have become so smooth. Earlier the smartphones used to have a huge limitation and we could never get the result that we wanted,but with all new X70 Pro 5G, We know we can deliberately leave our DSLR at home and get studio quality images.”
The vivo X70 Pro 5G boast a quad setup camera with a 50 MP Ultra Sensing Gimbal Camera with Gimbal Stabilization 3.0., a 12 MP 2X Portrait Camera, a 12 MP Wide Angle Camera and an 8MP Periscope Camera. Further supported with the exclusive ZEISS T* Coating and the Ultra Sensing Gimbal Camera, making it a perfect photography partner.

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