BB asks state banks to ramp up recovery
The central bank has asked four state-owned commercial banks, or SoCBs, to gear up the recovery drive, keeping in mind top 20 defaulters.The instruction was given at a meeting held at the Bangladesh Bank headquarters in the capital on Thursday to review the memorandums of understanding of the four banks...
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Onion prices explode
The price of the local variety of onion went through the roof as it hit Tk 200 a kg at the retail level on Thursday.Even the previous day the price was hovering at Tk 170 a kg, traders and consumers at different kitchen markets in the city told the FE.The...
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Another rail crash in just two days
Another train accident took place in the country on Thursday afternoon, just two days after a tragic crash that claimed 16 lives in Brahmanbaria.Sources said eight bogies of a Rangpur-bound intercity train derailed at Ullahpara station in Sirajganj and its engine and two bogies caught fire.Eight out of 14 bogies...
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BD riskiest in South Asia
Bangladesh has ranked 178th in the latest global bribery risk index, putting the country among the riskiest in South Asia. The latest report of TRACE Bribery Risk Matrix 2019 has revealed the country's risk-score is 72 in 2019, which was 70 a year earlier, indicating such risks keep growing in...
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Kamal vows to cut tax rates using all matrixes
Finance Minister A H M Mustafa Kamal has promised to reduce tax rates using all economic matrixes. The government will assess as to what extent it can reduce the tax rates by keeping tax collection consistent, and achieve the revenue target of Tk 3.25 trillion, he said at an award-giving...
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Prayer Timings-(15-11-2019)
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