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Russian loans repayment to be delayed

The government has recently implemented new measures to alleviate the burden of foreign debt payments. The payment of Russian loans for the Rooppur nuclear power plant project is set to be postponed for two years, with Russia having already responded favorably to Bangladesh's proposal. This deferral could save the government approximately USD 800 million, according to sources at the Economic Relations Division (ERD). Officials have indicated that the ERD is in the process of revising the previous loan agreement...

Impose moratorium on debt repayments leveraging UNSC 1483

Farrukh Khosru

Bangladesh’s external debt dramatically increased under the oligarchic kleptocracy of the Sheikh Hasina regime from 2009 to 2024, with the average external debt stock rising from $10.7 billion between 1972 and 2008 to $52.6 billion from 2009 to 2023. The country has seen a significant increase in external debt since 2009, with the debt stock rising from $23.3 billion in 2008 to $100.6 billion by December 2023. This increase is largely at...

Help flood-hit people regardless of political, religious identity

Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman called upon the leaders and workers of the party for not considering political or religious identity while extending cooperation to flood-affected people. “Stand beside the flood-hit people in a coordinated way. Extend hands of cooperation to them. Provide food, clothes, treatment and medicine and take measures for the people affected by the flood,” he said in a video message on Friday. Urging the party men to stay alert, Tarique said...

CPA provides dry food victims

Chattagram Port Authority (CPA) is giving dry food to distribute to 5000 families in the flood affected areas. A port boat is kept ready round the clock to take part in relief assistance and rescue operations. The control room has been opened. Thursday (August 22) Secretary of Chattagram Port Authority Omar Farooq confirmed this, he said that Chattagram Port Authority is giving dry food to 5000 families as part of social responsibility. These relief materials are being handed over to the Bangladesh Navy. He requested those concerned to contact Port Authority Cont...

Army donates one day’s salary to CA’s relief fund

Bangladesh Army has donated money, equivalent to one day's salary of its all members, to Chief Adviser's Relief Fund aiming to help flood victims across the country. Bangladesh Army though its verified Facebook page, said the money has been donated to help the victims of ongoing flash flood that has ravaged Feni, Chattogram, Cumilla, Noakhali, Sunamganj, Habiganj districts. Different units of Bangladesh Army are conducting rescue operations in flood-hit areas, distributing foods and essentials, airlifting people stranded in places hard to reach by any other means...

2 ministries to donate single day’s salary to CA’s relief fund

  The officials and employees of the Ministry of Youth and Sports and the Ministry of Labour and Employment will donate their single day’s salaries to the chief adviser’s relief fund to help the country’s flood victims. Asif Mahmud, adviser of the two ministries made the announcement in a post on social media on Friday. In the post, the adviser also called upon the countrymen to come forward to get rid of the crisis. The flash flood took a worsening turn in many parts of the country’s northeastern regions, including Feni, Chattogram, Cumilla...
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