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BGMEA leaders meet finance adviser, seek soft loan

Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) President Khandoker Rafiqul Islam today sought soft loan from the government to recoup losses due to operational disruptions of enterprises during student-mass uprising, general holidays and severe flood. The loan assistance was sought as a BGMEA delegation led by its president met Finance and Commerce Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his ERD office. Emerging from the meeting, the BGMEA president said they sought such soft loan fac...

UK to help reform sectors like banking, revenue, capital markets

The United Kingdom (UK) today expressed their keen interest to help Bangladesh reform its banking and revenue sectors alongside the capital market. The interest surfaced as the UK High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke called on Finance Adviser to the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed at his Economic Relations Division (ERD) office in the city. After the meeting, the finance adviser said the UK is willing to help Bangladesh reform sectors like banking, revenue and capi...

Needs to Make Education Right

Sir Frank Peters


There’s something diabolically wrong and hypocritical about praying at a Christian church, Muslim mosque, Hindu temple or, indeed, at any sacred place of worship by alleged faithful adherents to their faith; seeking blessings from Allah, then re-joining the world outside, and beating His children.

Where’s the logic? Where’s the justice? Where’s t...

From ‘Bloody July’ to ‘Floody August’

Flash floods, which can also be considered political floods, caused by  the sudden opening of the Dumbur dam upstream of the Gomti river in India's Tripura have devoured some zillas in the eastern and southeastern regions of Bangladesh. It is true that there was heavy rainfall in those eastern zillas and flood conditions in Tripura were dire, but India has shown inhumanity by opening dams without any prior notice. How friendly is it for a neighbouring country that claims to be a'reliable friend’ of Bangladesh? According to the press secretary of the chief adviser of the interim government, flash floods have marooned at least 36 lakh people in 10

BNP to give govt  time to ensure fair polls: Mirza Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party is open to providing a reasonable timeframe to the interim government to oversee a general election. "We want to give the government time, but they must bring all political parties to a position of trust," Fakhrul said during a press interaction in Sylhet on Sunday afternoon.
Earlier in the Sunday, Mirza Fakhrul visited the shrines of Hazrat Shahjalal and Shah P...

Rupali Bank holds EGM, AGM

The 9th extraordinary general meeting and 38th Annual General Meeting 2023 of State-owned Rupali Bank PLC was held in the conference room of bank's head office on Sunday (25.08.2024).  Md. Nazrul Huda, Chairman of the board of directors of the bank presided over the meeting. Shah Alam, Additional secretary, Financial Institutions Division, Ministry of Finance attended the meeting as a representative of the government. Mohammad Jahangir managing director of the bank delivered a welcome speech. The directors of the bank were ...
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