Negotiable instruments law lightened to try financial crimes
A long-overdue legal upgrading is underway to expand judicial jurisdiction to try financial offences, principally cases of cheque dishonour that undermines trust in non-cash transaction. The council of advisers of the post-uprising government Thursday approved the Negotiable Instruments Act 2025, paving the way for the law to be enacted through...
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Metro-rail coaches to be made in Bangladesh with foreign investment
A reputed South Korean company has in principle agreed to invest in an assembling plant of metro-rail coaches in Bangladesh, which is expected to be a major import-substitution venture.A delegation of Woojin Industrial System has offered partnership with Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited which is likely to need at least...
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Tarique's 'plan': Tackle corruption and crime
Law and order and the control of corruption are the two priorities BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman wants to put at the centre of his political "plan".He outlined this on Saturday afternoon while speaking with the winners of the "Amar Bhabnay Bangladesh", a national reel-making competition, reports bdnews24.com.Tarique said the first...
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Jamaat pledges to fight corruption, boost agri if elected
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said the party is ready to make supreme sacrifices for the country the way "July Uprising martyr Abu Sayeed did"."We will not bow to the unjust, even if we die. Just as Abu Sayeed sacrificed his life, we are ready to lay down our...
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Nahid urges voters to turn out as election atmosphere improves
Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Jamaat-backed 10-party alliance nominee for the Dhaka-11 constituency, on Saturday said an environment conducive to voting has emerged in the country after a long time, reports UNB.He made the remarks before beginning his electioneering in Natunbazar-Bhatara area, expressing hope that...
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