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BB autonomy, banking reform legislation before long

Central bank autonomy and banking-reform bills of legislation before long as the finance adviser pledges a push within the interim government tenure as experts plead for healing chronic banking ills. Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said at a meet Thursday that the interim government would make a final push to enact the...

Cabinet approves Dhaka Central Univ ordinance, Japan trade pact

A slew of far-reaching ordinances and policy proposals get the interim government's nod to unclog long-stalled reforms in higher education, trade and governance while Bangladesh heads towards a crucial electoral moment.At a weekly meeting of the Advisory Council, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus, ministers signed off on 11...

Contestants kick off campaign for first polls after uprising

Battlegrounds finally got abuzz as nationwide election campaigns got underway Thursday for Bangladesh's first election to a new-look parliament, proposed to be bicameral, following an uprising that overgrew the past government. The 13th parliamentary election is marked by high public expectations for the advent of a credible, participatory and democratic...

BNP to provide 'family cards' to 40m families if voted to power

SYLHET, Jan 22 (BSS): BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman announced on Thursday that if their party is voted to power, it will provide 'family cards' to 40 million families across the country.He made the announcement while speaking at a view exchange meeting with the young generation at the conference room of...

Jamaat to build a society based on justice, dignity

The Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has formally launched its campaign for the upcoming national elections in the capital.Its Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman inaugurated the campaign on Thursday in the Dhaka-15 constituency (Mirpur-Kafrul) as a nominated candidate.He started the campaign through a rally at the Mirpur-10 Adarsha High School ground at around 2:30pm.Shafiqur...

BTMA threatens production halt from Feb 1 over yarn imports

Bangladesh's primary textile sector is heading towards a potential nationwide shutdown, with mill owners warning that continued policy inaction could bring production to a standstill from February 1. Industry leaders say mounting losses, unsold inventories and unfair competition from subsidised imports have pushed spinning and weaving mills to the brink.The...

Process of implementing new pay scale starts forthwith

Take-home pay packet of public service-holders begins to fatten soon as officials at the Ministry of Finance are learnt to have started the process of implementing the just-recommended new pay scale.People familiar with the development said the work began just after the members of the Pay Commission submitted the report...

Trump signs charter of 'Board of Peace' at Davos

DAVOS, Switzerland, Jan 22 (AFP): US President Donald Trump signed the charter of his so-called "Board of Peace," which he has billed as a body for resolving international conflicts, with other founding members in Davos on Thursday."Congratulations President Trump, the charter is now in full force, and the board of...