Tk 150cr more for scam-hit Janata, Basic
The financial institutions division has recommended that Janata and BASIC banks be provided with Tk 150 crore bailout funds because of severe capital shortfall faced by both the scam-hit state-owned banks.
Obaidul may undergo bypass surgery
Ailing Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader was likely to undergo a bypass surgery at Mount Elizabeth Hospital in Singapore where he was now being treated, doctors concerned said on Tuesday.
BNP meets home minister for Khaleda’s treatment
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party leaders on Tuesday met home minister Asaduzzaman Khan at his office in Dhaka and requested him to make better arrangement for the treatment of BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia.
Eminent citizens condemn withdrawal of permission
Eminent citizens and rights activists on Tuesday condemned the withdrawal of permission earlier granted to hold a talk noted author and activist Arundhati Roy at Krishibid Institution.
Only Patuakhali DC sent river grabbers’ list to NRCC
Patuakhali deputy commissioner alone sent river grabbers’ list to the National River Conservatio
Utility services to 29 buildings snapped
A task force on Monday snapped utility services to 29 buildings housing chemicals in the Old Town of Dhaka.
DU would be a sanctuary of freedom of thoughts
Students contesting for the cultural affairs secretary post in the March 11 Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections observed that cultural atmosphere of the Dhaka University now stood diametrically opposed to the spirit of the Liberation War due to parochial political practices over the years.
Bureaucratic hurdles to be streamlined for foreign investors: FM
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen said that the foreign affairs ministry would remain engaged to facilitate win-win proposals and help streamline bureaucratic hurdles for foreign companies which were keen to invest in Bangladesh.
May urges Imran Khan to take action on terrorist groups
British prime minister Theresa May emphasised the importance of Pakistan taking action against all terrorist groups in a call with prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday, May’s office said.
Health catastrophe in the making
Amit Kar, 26, of Shalikha in Magura, was admitted to the intensive care unit at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University with unconsciousness and convulsion on November 18, 2018. He sustained injuries in the head and chest in a traffic accident two days before his admission to the university hospital.
