The government has sought specific information including overall loans and advances for the last three calendar years until 2018 from state-owned commercial banks (SoCBs).The banks have also been asked to provide detailed information on their financing status on capital machinery, intermediate goods, raw materials, stores and spares and statement of...
Read moreThe Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority (BIWTA) resumed its eviction drive on Tuesday to demolish illegal structures built on the banks of the Buriganga River. A total of 88 illegal structures including three buildings established on the riverbank in the city's Basila area were pulled down on the day.After a...
Read moreForeign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen called upon the UK government to expedite the extradition process of the Bangladeshi citizens, including BNP senior vice chairman Tarique Rahman, who were convicted by Bangladesh courts.The minister made the call when outgoing British High Commissioner Alison Blake paid farewell call on him at...
Read moreThe government has moved to undertake a Tk 886.74-million project for building a chemical warehouse at Shyampur in Dhaka. Initiated by the industries ministry, the project will be implemented by the Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation (BCIC).A development project proposal (DPP) will be sent to the industries ministry tomorrow (Thursday) for...
Read morePakistan announced on Monday the freezing of accounts and seizure of assets linked to organisations banned by the UN Security Council (UNSC), as pressure mounted on the country to crack down on militant groups amid tensions with India, reports AFP.The move comes after weeks of heightened tensions in South Asia...
Read moreThe Jatiya Oikya Front members of parliament (MPs)-elect Sultan Muhammed Mansur and Mukabbir Khan are set to defy the coalition decision and take their oaths of office in parliament tomorrow (Thursday), reports bdnews24.com. Their swearing-in ceremony will take place in the speaker's office around 11 am on March 07, the...
Read moreBangladesh Bank is set to launch a new Tk 100 banknote with improved security features on March 07, reports UNB.In a statement, the bank said the new note will be made of 100 per cent coated cotton paper that has high longevity. It has been designed to improve the existing...
Read moreNew Delhi was the world's most polluted capital city in 2018, two groups monitoring air pollution said on Tuesday in a study of the amount of fine particulate matter known as PM2.5 in 61 capital cities around the world, reports Reuters.The Indian capital, home to more than 20 million people,...
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