Defaulted loans go up
Defaulted loans in the country’s banking sector rose by Tk 18,513.17 crore during the first half of the year 2019, including the new addition of Tk 1,551.63 crore during the April-June period this year as ensuring good governance in the sector remained a far cry.
Rumeen applies for plot in Purbachal
Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmaker Rumeen Farhana, who, on several occasions, questioned the legitimacy of the present parliament, alleging that it was constituted through
Protect migrant workers from middlemen: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has asked the authorities concerned to be mindful so that the people who have gone abroad in search for better life do not end up being cheated by middlemen.
Rohingyas mark two years of crisis with big rally in Bangladesh camp
Thousands of Rohingya refugees held a rally at Kutupalong refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar on Sunday, marking the second anniversary of the start of the crisis that began following an offensive of Myanmar army.
UN panel for trial of Myanmar military
The Bangladesh government and the UNHCR would continue to determine voluntariness of Rohingya families for sending them back to Rakhine, when UN experts are stressing the need for holding Myanmar military officials accountable for the atrocities they committed.
Muzaffar to be buried in Cumilla today
Muzaffar Ahmed, the last surviving member of the advisory council of Bangladesh’s government in exile during the war of independence in 1971, would be laid to rest at his village home at Alahbad of Debidwar in Cumilla today.
180 killed, 344 hurt in road accidents during Eid holidays: report
At least 180 people were killed and 344 injured in 130 road accidents across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha holidays, says a report published on Saturday.
Probe initiated against Jamalpur DC as video goes viral
The Cabinet Division has launched a move to verify a video where Jamalpur deputy commissioner Ahmed Kabir was seen hugging a female colleague privately, drawing criticism in social media after it went viral.
Rohingyas still in Myanmar trapped by new war
When Myanmar officials toured refugee camps in Bangladesh last month, inviting Rohingya Muslims who fled the country to return, they brought with them pamphlets adorned with cartoons showing hijab-wearing women passing through checkpoints and happily grasping identity cards.
Foreign debt to double in 5 years
The country’s external credit will more than double in 2022 – just in a span of five years – amid high growth of suppliers credits and short-term borrowings to finance big infrastructure projects.
