US polls go down to wire

WASHINGTON, Nov 04 (Agencies): The US presidential election hung in the balance on Wednesday, with a handful of states set to decide the outcome in the coming hours or days, even as Donald Trump falsely claimed victory and made unfounded allegations of electoral fraud.President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe...

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BGMEA seeks 10-yr block account facility

The Bangladesh Garments Manufacturer and Exporter Association (BGMEA) has sought a 10-year block account facility for resolving back to back liabilities of its members to help them ride out the corona crisis. The Association also urged the government to keep the apparel plants' bank liabilities out of the single borrower...

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Use of forex reserves to help ease debts: Kamal

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Wednesday said the use of foreign currency reserve to finance the development projects would help contain the country's external debt burden. "We think, if there are any good state-sponsored projects and we finance those (from forex reserve), our (foreign) debt won't increase and the...

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Self-assessment in focus

Bangladesh may assess on its own the status as the World Bank (WB) has halted the publication of its flagship report 'Ease of Doing Business'.Alleged data manipulation by economies like China, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Azerbaijan is said to be the reason for halting the publication of the report.Bangladesh is...

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ISPR alerts all to propaganda

Some retired army persons who were declared persona non grata from all the cantonments in the country because of their unruly lifestyle have now been continuously involved in tarnishing the image of the country and the army as well, said an ISPR release on Wednesday.These persons, now staying abroad, are...

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Prayer Timings-(05-11-2020)

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