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Dhaka suddenly postpones joint feasibility talks

A prescheduled meeting regarding a joint feasibility study on signing a bilateral free-trade area (FTA) deal between Bangladesh and China stands postponed again following reluctance of high-ups in Dhaka, sources said.China had shown interest in hosting the first meeting which was preliminarily scheduled to be held in December last and...

Cold wave may persist until tomorrow

The cold wave sweeping over the country may continue until tomorrow (Tuesday) while the chilling condition is likely to improve from January 10, according to an official at the Met office, reports BSS. "The severe cold wave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Pabna, Dinajpur and Kushtia regions and it may continue...

Ensuring quality credit gets top priority in next MPS

Ensuring the quality of credit to achieve maximum economic growth by the end of this fiscal gets top priority as the central bank prepared to formulate country's next monetary policy.Officials said the priority was suggested at an internal preparatory meeting on the monetary policy statement (MPS) at the Bangladesh Bank...

ACC summons Bachchu again over BASIC Bank loan scam

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bachchu for the third time to appear before it today for interrogation over the loan scam involving the bank.It served a notice Sunday, asking him to be present at 9:00am at the commission's headquarters in the city's...

Editors' Council voices concern over threat against Shyamal Dutta

Sampadak Parishad (Editors' Council) has expressed grave concern over security threat against Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta and issuance of warrant for his arrest in a defamation case.The Parishad in a statement also expressed concern over frequent issuances of arrest warrants and summons against editors and reporters, especially to those...

News Watch (08-01-2018)

Mild tremor shakes Ctg, Comilla A moderate earthquake was felt in some parts of the country at 12 hours 47 minutes 16 seconds (BST) on Sunday, according to a Met office press release. The epicentre of the tremor was in the Myanmar-India border region, 470 kilometres northeast from the Seismic...