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Economy to be taken forward braving hurdles, says Salehuddin

Adviser to the Ministries of Finance and Planning Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today said that they have taken the charge of the interim government to march the economy forward braving all the barriers. "You can be best assured that we've taken charge to take the economy forward as soon as possible. There may be some transitory problems, but those are not significant and hopefully we'll solve those," he said. The Adviser was responding to a barrage of questions after holding a meeting with the officials of ...

Over Tk 92,000cr embezzled from banks in Awami years

About Tk 92,261 crore was embezzled in 24 major banking scams between 2008 and 2023, , equivalent to 12% of the national budget for FY24, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) at an event held today (12 August). The event, titled "Bringing Discipline in the Banking Sector: What Should be Done Immediately," highlighted the growing erosion of public trust in the banking sector, driven by its continuous deterioration and the inadequate actions taken by the previous government’s policymakers. Fahmida Khatun, the executive director of CPD and the keynote speaker, outlined a series

DGFI gets Maj Gen Faizur new DG

Maj Gen Md Faizur Rahman has been appointed the new director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), according to a media release of the Inter Services Public Relations issued today.

Maj Gen Md Nasim Parvez was made the Commandant of Military Institute of Science and Technology while Maj Gen Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud was made the new DG of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP, it said.

New law on how parties can do politics coming

Brigadier General (Retd) Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministry of Home Affairs, announced today that an initiative has been launched to draft legislation regulating how political parties can operate within the country. "Political parties that adhere to this new law will be allowed to continue their activities. Those who do not comply will be prohibited from participating in politics," he stated at a press briefing at the Secretariat on 11 August. He revealed that a draft is already in the works and wi...

Chief justice resigns

Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan has resigned from his position, said law advisor Asif Nazrul. Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan said, “I informed him (law advisor) that I have taken a decision on principle to step down and I hope all formalities will be completed by today.” The chief justice alleged, “A declaration has been made to attack the Supreme Court. Talks are also making the rounds on attacking my colleagues. Everything has been looted after attacking the residence of the chief justice. Their (justices) residences might also come under attack. There have already been attacks outside of several ...
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