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BB asks banks to monitor Tk 1.0b classified loan A/Cs

The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has asked the scheduled banks to reduce their volume of classified loans through strengthening monitoring of such loan accounts amounting to Tk 1.0 billion and above."We've taken the fresh step to reduce both the amount of default loans and the number of loan defaulters through boosting...

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Rajuk on the lookout for investors

The city development authority Rajuk is looking for its investors to implement the Hazaribagh Redevelopment Project taken up under Detailed Area Plan (DAP).Keeping this in view, the Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) is now planning to carry out a detailed feasibility study to be presented before the financier, Rajuk sources said.Talking...

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India plans more waterways with Bangladesh

AGARTALA, July 22: India is prioritising multi-modal connectivity in northeastern region of the country including water connectivity and has proposed 16 waterway projects, mostly involving Bangladesh.Proposed waterways between India and Bangladesh would be discussed at the foreign secretary-level meeting in Dhaka in October, a top official has said, according to...

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BTRC cancels 48 ISP licences

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) cancelled licences of 48 Internet Service Providers (ISPs) on renewal grounds, reports BSS.Of the total, 25 ISPs were nationwide licence holders while 23 ISPs were central zone.BTRC made on Monday the announcement of the cancellation of the licence, and said as per the licensing guidelines,...

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Staffers confine BRTC chairman for arrears

A section of workers and employees confined the chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) in his office on Monday demanding payment of arrears and withdrawal of mass transfer order for their members.Under the banner of BRTC Sramik Karmachari League, more than 60 workers and employees including drivers and mechanics...

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Priya Saha distorted my research findings, says Prof Abul Barkat

President of Bangladesh Economic Association (BEA) Prof Abul Barkat said on Monday Priya Saha distorted his research findings claiming that he did never say that some 37 million Hindus, Buddhists and Christians are missing, reports UNB.Dr Barkat said some 11.30 million Hindus went missing in the last five decades -...

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Two top AL leaders gunned down in Satkhira, Bandarban

Two Awami League leaders were shot dead by unidentified miscreants in Satkhira and Bandarban districts on Monday, reports UNB.In Satkhira, Nazrul Islam, 55, vice-president of Agardari union unit Awami League and son of Nesaruddin of Kuchpukur village in sadar upazila, was shot dead by miscreants at Kashempur Hazampara in the...

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Civil surgeon dies of 'dengue virus'

HABIGANJ, July 22 (UNB): Civil Surgeon of Habiganj died at Shaheed Suhrawardy Medical College & Hospital (SBMCH) in the capital on Sunday night reportedly after being affected by dengue virus.Confirming the death, Shah Alam, administrative officer of Civil Surgeon Office, said Civil Surgeon Dr Shahadat, 53, joined the office with...

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A mentally-deranged woman

A mentally-deranged woman, suspected to be a child lifter, remaining chained to a tree at Bairagir Bazar under Madaripur Sadar Upazila on Monday before being rescued by the police — Focus Bangla

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DU students lock gates for second day

The students of Dhaka University (DU) on Monday locked all gates of academic and administrative buildings of the university for the second consecutive day. The agitated students were protesting to press home their four-point demand that includes cancellation of affiliation of seven colleges with the university.At early hour on Monday...

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Priya Saha expelled from Oikya Parishad

The Hindu Bouddha Christian Oikya Parishad has expelled Priya Saha for breach of organisational discipline in the wake of her contentious claims to US President Donald Trump about the oppression of minorities in Bangladesh, reports bdnews24.com.The decision came after an emergency meeting of the organisation's standing committee on Monday."We decided...

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