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Yields on T-bills fall slightly

The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) fell slightly on Sunday as banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in short-term securities.The cut off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-Day T-bills came down to 11.51 per cent on the day from 11.53 per cent of the previous...

Downpour triggers waterlogging in city

Heavy downpour under the influence of a deep depression over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining areas caused serious waterlogging in some major parts of the city on Sunday, leaving the toiling masses in a fix.A large number of people got stuck in the morning office and school hours as downpour...

Chief Adviser visits army HQ

Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Sunday visited the army headquarters here for the first time, reports BSS.On his arrival, Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman welcomed the Chief Adviser, an ISPR press release said.Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen...

422 of 875 killed during student-mass uprising were from BNP: Fakhrul

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that a total of 875 people were killed during the July-August one-point student-mass uprising that led to the downfall of the Sheikh Hasina regime, and of the total dead, 422 were BNP activists and supporters.He disclosed the figures...

Egg, chicken prices fixed

The interim government on Sunday fixed the maximum prices of egg, Sonali chickens and broiler chickens at production and wholesale and retail levels. With the fixation, the prices of Sonali chickens and broiler chickens have been fixed at Tk 269.64, and Tk 179.59 per kg respectively at the retail levels,...

Energy Adviser seeks Swiss help in renewable energy, tech

Adviser of the interim government for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has sought cooperation of the Swiss government in the fields of renewable energy and advanced technology. He also invited Swiss businessmen to participate in the development of Bangladesh and invest in business. Mr Khan, who...

Report against Hasina, six others Oct 15

A court in the city on Sunday set October 15 as the date to submit a probe report in a case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 6 others over the murder of grocer Abu Saiyed on July 19 in the city's Mohammadpur area during the anti-discrimination student...

Hasina sued in Ctg over threat to throw Khaleda from Padma Bridge

CHATTOGRAM, Sept 15: A case has been filed in Chattogram over disparaging remark made by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina about BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia. The case, which names Sheikh Hasina as the sole accused, was filed in the First Metropolitan Magistrate Jewel Deb's court on Sunday by Saurabh...