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Regulators resolve to revamp bond market

A number of regulatory bodies Thursday decided to make coordinated efforts for revamping the country's moribund bond market and help it meet the long-term financing need of the economy. The resolve was expressed at a meeting of some major watchdog bodies, namely the Bangladesh Bank (BB), the Bangladesh Securities and...

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Dhaka to go ahead with out-of-court settlement

Bangladesh will press ahead with its plan to settle the reserve heist issue through discussion with the Philippines, although both sides got into a legal battle, a senior official said on Wednesday."Yes, if the two parties agree, the scope is always there to settle the matters out of court," head...

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NZ bans semi-automatic, assault rifles after mass shooting

New Zealand will ban military-style semi-automatic and assault rifles under tough new gun laws following the killing of 50 people in the country's worst mass shooting, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday, reports Reuters.In the immediate aftermath of last Friday's shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, Ardern labelled the...

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UNHCR rules out Rohingya fund misuse

The UN refugee agency said the funds meant for the humanitarian response to the Rohingya have not been misused.Visiting assistant high commissioner of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Volker Turk made the remarks in response to a question about the criticism that non-government organisations, which are engaged...

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Three students among six killed in road accidents

At least six people, including three students, were killed and four others injured in separate road accidents in Sirajganj, Khulna, Manikganj, Brahmanbaria and Narsingdi districts on Thursday, reports UNB.In Sirajganj, Hridoy, 17, a student of Dhukuria Technical College and son of Haidar Ali of Bhadraghat village in Kamarkhand upazila, was...

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BD 10 steps down in Happiness Index

Bangladesh has slipped 10 notches in the Happiness Index but it is still ahead of India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar, reports UNB.According to World Happiness Report 2019 released on Wednesday coinciding with the United Nations' International Day of Happiness, Bangladesh placed 125 among 156 countries of the world while Sri...

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News Watch- (22-03-2019)

Textile exporters now to get cash incentives up to 12pc Exporters of the textile sector can get up to 12 per cent cash incentives instead of earlier 10 per cent. According to a Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular, "In case of multiple benefits for the textile exporters cash incentives will be...

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A traffic policeman controlling traffic singnal

A traffic policeman controlling traffic singnal with a remote control device at the High Court circle in the city on Thursday — FE photo

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Concluding day of BASIS SoftExpo 2019

Visitors at a stall on the concluding day Thursday of BASIS SoftExpo 2019 at Bashundhara in the city — FE photo

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Prayer Timings-(22-03-2019)

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