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Pahela Boishakh symbols of harmony

Extending greetings to all on occasions of Pahela Boishakh, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said they are members of one family upholding harmony as the country is set to celebrate Pahela Boishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year, on Monday, reports UNB."Tomorrow (Monday), the first day of...

Bangladesh pursues ties with both India, China very strongly

Bangladesh does not regard its relationships with India and China as a zero-sum game or mutually exclusive and it pursues both relationships very strongly, said National Security Adviser, and High Representative to the Chief Adviser Khalilur Rahman.Addressing a seminar as the chief guest on Reassessing Sino-Bangla relations: Chief Adviser's landmark...

Interest rates of treasury bills rise further

The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) increased further on Sunday as banks showed reluctance to invest their excess liquidity in the risk-free securities.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills rose to 11.45 per cent on the day from 11.24 per cent of the previous...

Govt expedites move to retrieve money, assets stashed abroad

The government has expedited its move to retrieve money laundered abroad allegedly during the Sheikh Hasina-led government regime, as the authorities concerned are planning to hold a couple of high-stake meetings in this regard.The National Coordination Committee (NCC) on anti-money laundering is expected to hold its meeting late this month...

Arrest warrant issued against Hasina, Rehana, Tulip, Radwan

A special court in Dhaka on Sunday issued an arrest warrant against 53 accused, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, Rehana's daughter British lawmaker Tulip Siddiq and son Radwan Mujib Siddiq, in three corruption cases.Judge of the Metropolitan Senior Special Judge's Court Md Jakir Hossain passed...

HC questions legality of Meghna Alam's arrest

The High Court (HC) has questioned the legality of law enforcers' role in exercising the controversial Special Powers Act of 1974 during the arrest of model Meghna Alam. It issued a rule on Sunday, asking the relevant government bodies to explain within two weeks why Meghna Alam's arrest under the...

Pvt off-dock investors allowed to handle 12 more imported goods at Ctg port

The government has allowed private off-dock investors to handle 12 more imported goods in Chittagong Port.Currently, some 19 private off-docks are allowed to transfer, unstuff and deliver 38 imported goods while they release all of the export goods.The long-cherished demand of the investors to allow more imported goods to release...