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Get repayment plans justified by int'l auditors for settling default loans

Dhaka, May 9 -- Settling classified loans gets tougher as government's loan-recovery support committee asks defaulters to justify their annual revenue earnings and loan-repayment capabilities by engag... Read More


Policy rate to remain unchanged at 10pc

Dhaka, May 9 -- The cost of bank credit is not being relaxed now as the monetary policy committee (MPC) members have decided not to make any change in the policy rate until the inflation-combating tar... Read More


Dilemmas foreshadow budget making for funding holdback

Dhaka, May 9 -- Finance officials seem in dilemmas crafting the upcoming fiscal budget with uncertainty overshadowing budget-support credits worth some billion dollars from foreign development financi... Read More


NCP announces public rally after Jummah prayer demanding AL ban

Dhaka, May 9 -- The National Citizens' Party (NCP) announced a large public gathering after Jummah prayer (Friday prayer), demanding the ban of Awami League. Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser of the p... Read More


Bangladesh must navigate India-Pakistan tensions with caution: Former ambassador

Dhaka, May 9 -- As India and Pakistan teeter on the brink of war, top government functionaries in Bangladesh must tread carefully in diplomatic relations-or risk being pulled into the crossfire, warns... Read More


Female student arrested over murder of Primeasia's Parvez

Dhaka, May 9 -- A female university student has been arrested in connection with the brutal murder of Zahidul Islam Parvez, a student of Primeasia University in Dhaka's Banani area. Police detained Fa... Read More


JU students block Dhaka-Aricha highway demanding AL ban

Dhaka, May 9 -- Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) staged a rally and blocked Dhaka-Aricha Highway early Friday, demanding an immediate ban on Awami League (AL) and its affiliate organisations ... Read More


Police vehicle carrying Ivy attacked

Dhaka, May 9 -- A police van carrying former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy was attacked as it was taking her away. The incident occurred on Bangabandhu Road in front of the Grin... Read More


Cardinal Robert Prevost elected first US-born pope

Dhaka, May 9 -- Cardinal Robert Prevost was elected as the surprise choice to be the new leader of the Catholic Church, becoming the first US pope and taking the name Leo XIV. A long-time missionary ... Read More


NCP leaders rally in front of Jamuna, demand ban on Awami League

Dhaka, May 9 -- A group of students, led by National Citizens Party (NCP) leaders, gathered in front of the Chief Adviser's residence, Jamuna, on Wednesday night, demanding a political ban on the Awam... Read More