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Challenge lies in keeping BD’s political harmony

A leading trade body has stressed ensuring political harmony in the country apart from facing properly the challenges of rising geo-political tensions and the Rohingya refugee crisis to achieve the country's economic growth target. Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka also pointed out few other challenges in its...

NPL not a big problem

The current volume of non-performing loan (NPL) is not a big problem for the economy as it still remained at a lower level than many other countries, Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal said Thursday. He said the Tk 65,000 crore (Tk 650 billion) of NPLs would be 7-8 per cent...

Draft Deposit Protection Act incorporates NBFIs

Authorised persons involved in managing 'deposit insurance fund' at the central bank will get indemnity under a proposed law styled, the Deposit Protection (DP) Act, 2017.The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has prepared the draft of the law that, if adopted by parliament, would replace the existing Bank Deposit Insurance Act 2000....

17 die as former student opens fire at US school

PARKLAND (United States), Feb 15 (AFP): A former student armed with an AR-15 rifle opened fire at a Florida high school on Wednesday, killing at least 17 people, officials said, in a harrowing shooting spree that saw terrified students hiding in closets and under desks as they texted for help.Broward...

Moosa Bin Shamsher, 21 Bangladeshis in new Paradise Papers leaks

A new set of data from Paradise Papers mentioned the names of 22 Bangladeshis or people linked with Bangladesh.All of them have registered their entities in Malta, a popular off-shore jurisdiction or tax haven.The names include: Moosa Bin Shamser, Zulfiqar Ahmed, Mohammed A Malek, Shahnaz Huda Razzak, Imran Rahman, Mohammed...

BNP announces fresh protests for Khaleda's release

BNP announced on Thursday another round of peaceful countrywide programmes demanding release of its chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail, reports UNB.The programmes include a signature campaign across the country on Saturday, submitting memorandums to all the deputy commissioner offices on Sunday and staging demonstrations in all the district towns and...

HC forms two teams to probe SSC question leaks

The High Court has formed two committees to investigate the reported leaks of SSC questions, reports bdnews24.com.The Dhaka district judge will lead the judicial probe and BUET teacher M Kaykobad will lead the administrative probe.Each team will comprise five members.The order came on Thursday following a writ petition filed by...

News Watch (16-02-2018)

PM set to return home tomorrowPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who reached Abu Dhabi on Thursday morning from Rome concluding her four-day official visit to Italy and Vatican City, is set to return home tomorrow (Saturday) after making a stopover in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) capital. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina...