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Form 'Banking Enquiry Commission' forthwith

The government should move to form a 'Banking Enquiry Commission' immediately to address the problems and irregularities that are 'eating away' at Bangladesh's financial sector, says an expert."The core problem in our banking sector today is a lack of good governance," former Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank Khondkar Ibrahim Khaled...

Country observes 9th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage

The nation Sunday observed the 9th anniversary of the February 25-26, 2009 Pilkhana carnage, in which 74 people including 57 army officers were killed, in a befitting manners, reports BSS. Representatives of the President and the Prime Minister and the Home Affairs Minister, chiefs of the three services, secretary of...

Container handling at private ICDs in Ctg shoots up last year

CHITTAGONG, Feb 25: With consistent growth of container traffic through Chittagong seaport in last one decade, the container handling by the private inland container depots (ICDs) has marked a considerable rise in 2017. All the 18 private ICDs, known as extended operational entities of the port and located within 26-km...

HC to pass order upon receiving verdict documents

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia failed to secure bail on Sunday in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case as the High Court says it will pass an order on her bail petition upon receiving all the documents relating to the judgment from the lower court, reports UNB.The HC bench of Justice...

Merger, acquisition panacea for badly-performing banks

An expert opinion suggests forced merger or acquisition is the desperate remedy for the poorly-performing banks, especially where the underlying problem persists permanently. Such suggestion came up in a study that also recommended punishment of the wrongdoers by the regulatory authority as there remains tendency among directors of weak banks...

Six-point solution to injustices in BD, SA

Noted economist Prof Rehman Sobhan propounded a six-point solution to injustice of various forms that causes endemic inequality and poverty in Bangladesh and elsewhere in South Asia.Describing unjust nature of society as the creator of injustice and poverty, he said unequal distribution of opportunities led to the problem of inequality...

News Watch (26-02-2018)

Thugs shoot contractor dead in cityA person was killed by unidentified miscreants at Mohakhali Dhakhin Para in the city on Sunday. The victim, identified as Nasir Kazi (50), was a contractor by profession. The miscreants shot him to death on the spot while he was overseeing tiles fitting at a...