Defaulted loans grow 191pc in 8yrs
Defaulted loans in the country’s banking sector recorded 191 per cent growth in the past eight years demonstrating that the culture of bad loan gained a foothold further during the back-to-back tenure of the Awami League-led government
Flood inundates new areas
Flood situation in the northern districts worsened as many new areas were inundated and the Brahmaputra-Jamuna and the Ganges-Padma river systems continued to swell flowing above the danger levels on Tuesday.
FARHAD MAZHAR ABDUCTION Eminent citizens concerned about smear campaign
Eminent citizens have expressed concern about ‘orchestration of smear campaign and hateful remarks’ on the abduction of poet, writer and researcher Farhad Mazhar. In a statement issued by Nagarik Samaj Monday night, they said that everyone had expected that the law enforcers would identify and arrest the abductors and bring them to justice
Daylong rain, waterlogging, traffic jams paralyse capital
Water stagnation on roads, lanes and by-lanes in the capital on Tuesday after day-long rains caused traffic disruptions and severe tailbacks. Commuters found it difficult to reach places of work on time and the way back home proved equally difficult with many remaining stranded on streets for hours.
Media exaggerates deposit in Swiss banks: Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith in a statement in Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday said that media reports on amount of money deposited by Bangladeshi nationals in Swiss banks were ‘exaggerated.’
Flood maroons thousands in Kurigram, Lalmonirhat
Hundreds of thousands of people were marooned in floodwater in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat due to the rise of water levels of Brahmaputra and Teesta rivers following heavy downpour and onrush of water from upstream hilly areas.
Dhaka, Beijing to sign over 25 MoUs, deals
Bangladesh and China will sign over 25 MoUs and deals which are expected to usher in a new chapter of greater collaboration between the two countries.
PM for campaign against political violence
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday ordered ministries and agencies to carry out more publicity of the government’s achievements and launch massive campaigns against violence during countrywide nonstop blockade enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party-led alliance in 2015.
Chittagong city BNP gets ‘giant’ committee at last
Chittagong city unit of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party found a ‘giant’ full- fledged committee after about two decades.BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Monday approved the 275-member committee submitted to her at the party’s Gulshan office by the three-member Chittagong city BNP committee S
SC clears way for removal of Hanif Flyover’s stairs
The Appellate Division on Monday cleared the way for the Dhaka South City Corporation to demolish in two weeks stairs constructed at different points of Mayor Mohammad Hanif Flyover.
