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Retrieving the written-off bank loans

If the banks write off bad loans from their balance sheets, their financials get a better look. But they are unwilling to do so. This is not surprising, for, the practice exacts a cost from the banks concerned. Whatever amount is written off, a bank is required to provide for...

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A jute policy in the making

The government is reportedly working on a draft jute policy. There is no such policy in the country, which is very much necessary to make the jute sector an important player in the national economy. It is also a long-felt demand of the jute millers who are demanding formation of...

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Need for respecting students' knacks

Students feeling overjoyed at the GPA 5 bonanzas in the results of secondary and higher secondary examinations are nowadays a routine. What stands out glaringly is their parents' elation, which at times overshoots that of their offspring. Parents in this country have traditionally been found in anxious spell of wait...

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Tigresses win T20 series in Dublin

On June 29, Bangladesh women's cricket team handed Ireland a four-wicket defeat. This was the second consecutive win for the Tigresses during the Bangladesh Women's recent tour of Ireland for a T20 series in Dublin. Six runs were needed during the very last over. Sanjida Islam scored a six in...

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Creeping moral bankruptcy

It completely defies our credulity when we learn about a schoolteacher, who abets physical assault of a rebellious youth. According to the media, this is what happened at a place on the outskirts of the capital. As the report elaborates, the said teacher demanded money from a petty vendor who...

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Pathao to launch digital wallet

After expanding from bike-taxi ride-hailing system to cars and then to food delivery, popular start-up Pathao is now planning to launch their own digital payments system. In an interview, Pathao's CEO Hussain M Elius said that Pathao has been working on a mobile wallet and will launch the service next...

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