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Instant regulatory intervention in governance failure, bad lending

A regulatory watch is set to scrutinize each of bank loans worth Tk 200 million at the minimum to check whether the lending is covered with adequate collateral as failsafe measure. Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H. Mansur said Thursday, unpacking series of actions meant for disciplining the banking...

Project ready with Tk 355b domestic financing

Bangladesh's second oil refinery is now in sight as a project with an estimated cost Tk 355 billion in domestic financing awaits ECNEC seal at its next meeting, officials say. With this decisive initiative by the interim government a prolonged wait for nearly 17 years, after the feasibility study launched...

Day of state mourning tomorrow

Interim government’s Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus appealed for calm late Thursday night and pledged justice over Sharif Osman Had’s death following a sniper attack on him.In an impromptu televised address to the nation, he also announced that the government would take the maintenance charge of the victim’s family.The interim...

Hadi passes away at S'pore hospital

Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi passed away on Thursday night while undergoing treatment at Singapore General Hospital. His body will be brought home by this evening. His janaza will be held at Manik Mia Avenue in the city after Zohr prayer tomorrow (Saturday). His untimely demise following an attack...

Tarique applies for travel pass

Acting chairman of BNP Tarique Rahman has applied for a travel pass at the Bangladesh High Commission in London in order to return home after over 17 years in exile.The information was confirmed on Thursday night by the foreign ministry. Rahman has completed the prescribed form for a travel pass...

Security agencies on high alert for policing polls

Bangladesh invites foreign election-observer missions to be deployed and says all security apparatuses have been put on high alert for holding the country's post-uprising polls in an orderly manner. Foreign secretary Asad Alam Siam Thursday briefed foreign missions in Dhaka on the latest preparations and security arrangements for the upcoming...

Khaleda steady, responding to treatment, says Dr Zahid

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's physical condition is steady, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, a member of her medical board and the party's standing committee, has said.He briefed journalists in front of Evercare Hospital Dhaka on Thursday noon.When reporters asked him whether Khaleda's health had improved in the past few days, he...

Govt forms body to scrutinise draft

The government has formed a 10-member committee to scrutinise the draft Microcredit Bank Ordinance, 2025.The body was formed Thursday at a meeting at the Financial Institution Division (FID) with its secretary Nazma Mobarek in the chair, after many sections of the draft have been found to be inconsistent with various...