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Govt doles out Tk 20b to recapitalise banks

The government will give Tk 20 billion in a latest dollop to state-run banks to meet their capital shortfall, officials said, at a time when reports are rife on irregular big lending.The funds are set to be handed out to seven financial institutions --- three state-owned banks (SoBs), three specialised...

I’m trying to convince Mamata on Teesta deal, says Modi

NEW DELHI, Mar 11: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told Bangladesh President Md Abdul Hamid that New Delhi is trying to convince West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee regarding the long-awaited Teesta water-sharing deal, reports bdnews24.com.The Indian head of government made the remark on Sunday during the International Solar...

B’desh to observe one-minute blackout Mar 25

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said Sunday Bangladesh would observe a one-minute blackout on the night of March 25 in memory of the history's worst brutality carried out by the Pakistani Army on the "Black Night" of March 25, 1971, reports BSS."The government has taken a decision to observe a...

Stem spike in rice prices

Prominent parliamentarians, with their sights set on the upcoming general election, asked the finance minister Sunday to check the spike in rice prices.At a pre-budget consultation, predominated by their concerns about other public-welfare activities, the lawmakers also asked for doing away with Food for Work programme as they questioned relevance...

UN plans to amass evidence on Rohingya genocide

United Nations Special Adviser on Genocide Prevention Adama Dieng said the UN planned to amass evidence of genocide on Rohingyas through a judicial investigation as he met with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman Kazi Reazul Hoque in Dhaka on Sunday, reports BSS.Talking to newsmen after the meeting, the NHRC...

Order on Khaleda’s bail plea today

The High Court deferred until today (Monday) the passing of its order on BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's bail petition in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case in which she was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, reports UNB.The HC was scheduled to pass an order on her petition on Sunday but...

News Watch (12-03-2018)

450 metres of Padma Bridge now visibleMUNSHIGANJ, Mar 11: The third span (superstructure) of the much-hyped Padma Bridge was installed between pillars 39 and 40 on Sunday morning. With the installation of the third span around 8:30am, a portion of 450 metres of the Padma Bridge is now visible, said...

Prayer Timings-(12-03-2018)

A view of the third span of Padma Bridge

A view of the third span of Padma Bridge, installed between its Pier 39 and Pier 40 on Sunday. — Collected