Khaleda condemns fresh detention of Mahmudur Rahman
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia on Tuesday expressed deep concern over the fresh detention of Amar Desh acting editor Mahmudur Rahman showing him arrested in another case after he secured bail from various courts in all cases against him.
Scam-hit BASIC, Sonali among four banks facing huge provision deficit
Four banks including scam-hit BASIC and Sonali banks faced provision shortfall of Tk 5,352.56 crore against their general and defaulted loans as of December 31, 2015 although their shortfall was only Tk 153.36 crore a year ago.
Girls carry flag high as SA Games ends
The curtain on the 12th SA Games in Guwahati, India fell on Tuesday with Bangladesh claiming fifth position in the overall medal tally, declining by two spots from the previous edition in Dhaka.
Publisher, 2 others held for publishing book critical of Islam
The police arrested the publisher of Ba-Dwip Prakashan, Shamsuzzoha Manik, and two others on Monday night for ‘hurting religious sentiment’.
Hasina to give approval of AL UP candidates
The aspirant candidates from ruling Awami League will need approval letters from the party chief Sheikh Hasina, also prime minister, for filing nomination paper for chairmen candidates in the upcoming union parishad polls.
Defaulted loans up by Tk 1,215cr in ’15 despite large loans’ restructuring
Defaulted loans or non-performing loans in the banking sector rose by Tk 1,215.45 crore in 2015 although Bangladesh Bank allowed restructuring of a huge amount of large loans of different corporate groups in the year.
Govt makes farce in name of blogger killing trial: Ganajagaran Mancha
Ganajagaran Mancha spokesperson Imran H Sarkar on Monday said that genuine killers of blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider were not punished and the government made farce in the name of trial.
AL, allies take to streets to protest at Khaleda remarks
The ruling Awami League-led alliance on Monday formed a human chain protesting against what it said derogatory remarks by BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia over the war of independence and continued conspiracy being hatched by Pakistan against Bangladesh.
Constitution expert Mahmudul Islam dies
Constitution expert, Mahmudul Islam, also a senior jurist died on Monday night. The former attorney general who was considered as a law legend of the country,
ATM skimmers steal money from 3 banks
A number of clients of three leading private banks in the country became victims of an ATM scam as unidentified skimmers withdrew money from their accounts by forging their debit card and credit data.
