Muhith slams BPC

Finance Minister AMA Muhith expressed his deep annoyance at the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation's (BPC's) failure to pay its debt to the government."The BPC is violating both policy and rules concerning the public accounts. This is in no way acceptable," the finance minister wrote in a note.The corporation drew Muhith's ire...

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BB asks banks to be diligent in loan disbursement

The central bank has again directed the commercial banks to ensure that the loans they disburse are not diverted to uses other than the ones proposed originally, officials said on Tuesday. If any sort of anomaly is detected by the banks concerned, they (the banks) have to take remedial action...

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Export earnings up 6.66pc in 11 months

The country's export earnings grew by 6.66 per cent to US$33.73 billion in the first eleven months of the current fiscal year over the corresponding period of last fiscal year.However, the aggregate export receipts were slightly (0.44 per cent) less than the strategic target, set earlier for the aforesaid period...

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Four missing children’s bodies in pond

Four children, who went missing on Monday night, have been found dead in a pond in Chandpur's Hajiganj. Locals saw their bodies floating in the pond on Tuesday morning. Later police recovered the bodies of the children. They were identified as Rahul, 13, and Shamim, 11, sons of Wasim, Arafat...

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A pedestrian trying to save herself after being stuck

A pedestrian trying to save herself after being stuck in a narrow space between a passing vehicle and a road divider on the busy Mirpur Road just under the foot-overbridge at New Market in the capital on Tuesday — FE Photo by Shafiqul Alam

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Sehri, Iftar & Prayer Timings (6-06-2018)

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