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Regime change transforms services at HSIA

Services at the country's largest airport, Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA), have improved to a large extent, and now the passengers are coming out from the airport at the shortest time after completing their necessary procedure. The airport authority is now committed to providing top-class services to the passengers following...

BD beat Pak for historic Test series win

RAWALPINDI, Sept 3 (AFP): Bangladesh celebrated a historic first-ever Test series win over Pakistan and a 2-0 clean sweep with a tense six-wicket victory in Rawalpindi on Tuesday.Shakib Al Hasan hit the winning boundary 25 minutes before tea on the fifth and final day of the second Test to spark...

CA for building national consensus to rebuild country

Head of interim government Prof Yunus has sought cooperation from the media to foster national consensus on rebuilding Bangladesh in tune with spirit of the student-mass uprising. "We got an opportunity to rebuild and reform the country after the student-led revolution. Let's explore it," the Chief Adviser was quoted as...

TIB, others call for immediate freeze

The Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and its four UK-based anti-corruption peers have called for an immediate freeze on illegal assets held by Bangladeshis in foreign countries.Bangladeshis have held huge ill-gotten gains in countries like the UK, the US, Switzerland, EU states, Australia, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and the UAE.This step...

Energy sector graft to be identified in White Paper

The White Paper Preparation Committee is expected to find out the irregularities and corruption committed in the energy and power sector during the tenure of the immediate-past government, committee chief Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya said on Tuesday. "If necessary, we would review the agreements with foreign companies and parties in the...

Bangladesh to seek US financial support

Bangladesh is likely to seek financial assistance from the US during talks with a US delegation scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on September 15, said Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain on Tuesday.US Assistant Secretary of State, Donald Lu will lead the delegation which includes Brent Neiman, acting Assistant Secretary of the...

Prof Hannan Chowdhury made Grameen Bank chairman

The interim government has appointed Prof Dr Abdul Hannan Chowdhury as director and chairman of the board of directors of microcredit- pioneer Grameen Bank.The Financial Institutions Division (FID) under the Ministry of Finance issued a notification to this end on Tuesday.Dr Hannan is a distinguished teacher at the School of...

Two banks’ boards reconstituted

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has dissolved the boards of two banks and reconstituted them by appointing new chairmen. The banks in question are Al Arafah Islami Bank and Bangladesh Commerce Bank Limited. Al Arafah Islami Bank has been reconstituted with the appointment of Khwaja Shahriar, former Managing Director and CEO at...

Docs call off strike

The agitating doctors have called off their strike announcing return to hospitals across the country after getting assurances from the interim government to meet their demands on a priority basis.On behalf of them, Dr Abdul Ahad, a resident surgeon of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), made the announcement at a...

Vehicles cruise the waterlogged road in Dhanmondi 27 area

Vehicles cruise the waterlogged road in Dhanmondi 27 area as different parts of the capital witnessed torrential rain on Tuesday morning. — FE Photo