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Distressed loans equal to cost of 22.5 Padma bridges
Distressed assets in the banking sector have reached a whooping Tk 6,75,030 crore, an amount bigger than the cost of building 22 bridges across the Padma or 13.5 metro rail systems in Dhaka, according to a White Paper released…
Tarique acquitted in two sedition cases in Sylhet
A Sylhet court today dismissed two sedition cases against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, acquitting him of the charges.
Sylhet Metropolitan Magistrate Court's Judge Sagir Ahmed dismissed the cases filed in 2014 by the then…
Come together for the challenging times ahead
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman has urged the nation to stand together to face the challenging times that lie ahead.
"The country will have to overcome some difficult times. We will all work together to help the country…
Yunus lauds CPD’s role in policymaking on its 30th anniversary
The chief adviser of the interim government and CPD trustee member, Professor Muhammad Yunus, today lauded the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) for its independent stance and contributions to policymaking in the national interest.
In…
Cases against Tarique were part of political conspiracy: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, in a statement issued from London today, hailed the High Court's verdict acquitting Tarique Rahman in the August 21 grenade attack case, calling it proof of a politically motivated…
$16b siphoned off every year on avg during AL rule
An average of 16 billion dollars were illicitly siphoned off from Bangladesh every year during Sheikh Hasina's corrupt autocracy, leaving the country in a state of plunder when she fled after a popular mass uprising, according to the…
Dhaka slams desecration of nat’l flag in Kolkata
The government yesterday strongly condemned the desecration of Bangladesh's national flag and the burning of Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's effigy in Kolkata as "deplorable acts".
The foreign ministry in a statement decried the…
Electoral offenders should be punished
"The role of the media in elections is important. But in the last three elections, some media deliberately did not tell the truth, while some others were even forced not to tell the truth," he said.
The reform commission chief said…
No discussion held to ban ISKCON: Rizwana
Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday said no discussion was held to ban International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in Bangladesh.
"No discussion was held in the government to ban ISKCON . Many may raise…
Meeting with DMP chief: OCs demand logistical support to curb crimes
Officers-in-charge of the police stations in the city said crime prevention activities are being seriously hampered because of damaged stations, shortages of vehicles, manpower, and poor logistical support.
They made the statements…