Bangladesh Bank has issued a set of newly modified guidelines for credit risk management for the country’s scheduled banks.
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DU publishes draft Ducsu voter list Wednesday
Dhaka University (DU) authorities will publish on Wednesday the draft voter list for elections to DU Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) and hall units.
US support for BD’s uplift to continue, Bernicat tells PM
The United States will continue its support to Bangladesh for its overall development, said its outgoing Ambassador Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat.
Khaleda’s jail term extension: SC Bar to boycott court
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Tuesday announced to refrain from attending court activities for four hours on Wednesday protesting the High Court order that extended the jail term of Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case…
Cabinet okays draft law to promote hollow bricks, blocks
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of the Brick Manufacturing and Brick Kilns Establishment (Control) Act, 2018 for giving impetus to the manufacturing of environment-friendly hollow-bricks and blocks. The approval was given at the weekly Cabinet meeting held at…
Zia Orphanage case: HC verdict on Khaleda’s appeal Tuesday
The High Court is set to deliver its verdict on Tuesday on four petitions filed over the lower court verdict sentencing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and two others in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case.An HC bench of Justice M…
PM sees Louis Kahn’s original design of JS Bhaban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday witnessed the Architect Louis Isadore Kahn’s original architectural design of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban.
Oikya Front welcomes PM’s decision on talks: Moudud
Welcoming Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s decision on holding talks with it over the next general election, Jatiya Oikyafront on Monday postponed its Tuesday’s meeting with the Chief Election Commissioner.
Harry and Meghan meet mental-health workers in NZ
Prince Harry and wife Meghan spoke with people working in the mental-health field and encountered a flightless native bird as they continued their tour of New Zealand on Monday.
BD govt nods to amend election law for EVM use
The Cabinet on Monday approved the proposal for amendment to the Representation of the People Order (RPO) enabling the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) in the upcoming national election.
HC orders to provide division to Mainul in jail
The High Court on Monday directed the authorities concerned to provide first-class division to barrister Mainul Hosein in jail.
Transport workers halt ambulance: Newborn dies –who to blame
Moulvibazar, Oct 28 – Ambulances are usually kept out of the purview of any strike, but transport workers in Moulvibazar district were not ready to accept that. They halted an ambulance here twice on Sunday, leading to the death of a…
BD to demolish 255 vulnerable buildings in capital Dhaka
Housing and Public Works Minister Engineer Mosharraf Hossain on Sunday told Parliament that steps are being taken to demolish 255 vulnerable buildings in the capital.
People suffer on first day of countrywide transport strike
Dhaka, Oct 28 – Commuters faced immense sufferings as transport workers across the country went on a 48-hour work abstention on Sunday to press home their eight point-demand, including amendments to the recently passed Road Transport Act.
BD Law to quarantine imported fish, screen harmful bacteria
A bill titled ‘The Fisheries Quarantine Bill, 2018’ was passed in Parliament on Sunday, aiming to regulate the import of fish to prevent the intrusion of any harmful bacteria into the country.
ACC sues Farmers Bank ex-MD, 6 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed a case against seven people, including six high officials of Farmers Bank, for embezzling Tk 30 crore from the bank.
No alternative to Awami League: Joy
Dhaka, Oct 28 – Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT Advisor to the Prime Minister on Sunday said, there is no alternative of Awami League. While attending as the chief guest in the award ceremony of young entrepreneurs organised by Young Bangla,…
Writ filed seeking division for Mainul in jail
A writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking to give barrister Mainul Hosein the first-class division in jail.
EVM to be used on limited scale: CEC
Khulna, Oct 27 – Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Saturday said Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) will be used on a limited scale in the next national election to check vote rigging as well as protect the interest…
Abdur Razzaq Lecture: Dismal tone on roles of intellectuals
Dhaka, Oct 27 – Eminent short story writer Professor Hasan Azizul Haque on Saturday said 95 percent of students in Bangladesh share no connection with books and carry neither books nor pens even in the classrooms. The students are simply…
Fishermen ready for Hilsa catch as ban ends Monday
Fishermen in coastal districts are taking preparation to go to the Bay of Bengal to catch hilsa as the 22-day government ban on fishing the delicious fish comes to an end on Monday.
Rumour mill to be stopped from churning: Tarana
The government wants to work in a more focused way to detect rumours and ensure the credible flow of information to mass people, says State Minister for Information Tarana Halim.
EVM must for free-fair polls: Election Commissioner Shahadat
The Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) has been induced for holding free, fair and impartial polls during the upcoming national election, said Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Shahadat Hossain Chowdhury on Saturday.
Job seekers block Shahbagh for 35 years govt job age limit
A group of students and job seekers under the banner of “Bangladesh Sadharan Chhatra Parishad” on Saturday blocked Shahbagh intersection demanding extension of age limit for entry into government jobs to 35 from 30.
Move to begin 1st batch Rohingya repatriation before polls
Bangladesh and Myanmar will sit together on Tuesday to discuss the Rohingya repatriation issues as there is “intensive efforts” to begin the repatriation, at least completion of the first batch of verified Rohingya repatriation before the next national election, officials…
Ctg District jailer held with ‘huge money, contraband drug’
Chittagong, Oct 26 – Railway police arrested the jailer of Chattogram District Jail reportedly along with Tk 44 lakh in cash, a cheque for Tk 1.30 crore and Tk 2.50 crore FDR receipt and 12 bottles of Phensidyl syrup from…
Bus-truck collision kills 9 in Panchagarh
At least nine people, including a woman and her minor son, were killed and 25 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck at Dashmile in Sadar upazila on Friday evening.
Justice Sinha attempted judicial coup: Qamrul
Food Minister Advocate Qamrul Islam today said former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha attempted judicial coup.
Children to fulfill Bangabandhu’s Sonar Bangla dream: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed the hope that country’s children will fulfill the dream of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to build Bangladesh as ‘Sonar Bangla’.
Shamsher Mobin, Milon join Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh
Former BNP Vice-chairman Shamsher Mobin Chowdhury, former Jatiya Party State Minister Golam Sarwar Milon and industrialist Engineer Shafiqur Rahman joined AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury-led Bikolpo Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) on Friday.