Money outside banks rising amid disconcerting road ruckus
An ambiance of uncertainty amid the latest road ruckus only accelerates the switch of cash from bank vaults into private coffers as some ATM booths went dry for some recent days. The volume of out-of-bank currency, euphemistically called 'mattress money', amounted to Tk 2.7 trillion as of last May, and...
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PM consoles members of mayhem victims’ families, provides aid
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday consoled the family members of the deceased persons killed in the mayhem by BNP-Jamaat terrorists taking the advantages of the recent quota reform movement as they met her at her official residence Ganabhaban in Dhaka, report agencies. Family members of deceased Abu Sayeed, an...
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Govt to seek $700m from AIIB for deficit financing
Bangladesh will soon seek US$700 million in budget support from the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) with the pivotal need to replenish the country's foreign-exchange reserves, officials have said.Sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) say the loan to fill in the gap between the current budget and estimated revenue...
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Student leaders 'not arrested,' to be released if out of danger
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan has clarified that the five coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement "have not been arrested," and they would be released once the police deemed them out of danger, reports UNB.Speaking to journalists at his office in the Secretariat on Sunday, the Home Minister explained the situation...
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Mobile internet restored after 10 days of outage
Mobile internet services have been restored in the country after a 10-day suspension.Around 3pm on Sunday, users of Robi, Grameenphone, Banglalink and Teletalk in Dhaka reported regaining access to the internet on their phones.State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak had earlier announced at a briefing...
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Prayer Timings (2024-07-29)
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Briefing 2024-07-29
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