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The spectre of Chinese debt traps over South Asia!

The spectre of Chinese debt traps over South Asia!

Ranjan Basu, New Delhi
A major global super power, China, has entrapped many countries in debt, alleges several Western nations. In international lingo, it’s called Debt...Details
Do pilots need passport and visas?

Do pilots need passport and visas?

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
The issue of whether pilots need passports and visas to travel while on duty came to lights when a Bangladesh Biman pilot went to Qatar to fly the...Details
Restrictions on Hilsa catching around the year to safeguard national fish

Restrictions on Hilsa catching around the year to safeguard national fish

Shafiqul Islam
Around the year, there are several times when there’s a government moratorium on catching Hilsa. During spawning, the period is 22 days, 240 days...Details
Woes of the Ansars: Low pay, absence of recognition and facilities

Woes of the Ansars: Low pay, absence of recognition and facilities

Jamal Uddin
Ansars have always played a vital role in maintaining law and order. During elections, Ansars play the key role in ensuring discipline and peace....Details
Special and Hill Ansar members desperately need permanent jobs

Special and Hill Ansar members desperately need permanent jobs

Jamal Uddin
There are accusations of prejudice and bias in the Ansar and village protection force. The members of Special Ansar and Hill Ansar have been...Details
Foreign cyber criminals on the prowl to steal money from ATMs

Foreign cyber criminals on the prowl to steal money from ATMs

Nuruzzaman Labu
US investigation agency Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) had warned Bangladesh Police that there may be efforts to break protective security...Details
Banks in liquidity crisis

Banks in liquidity crisis

Golam Mowla
The state-owned banks are in a precarious condition with Janata Bank in a desperate condition due to corruption and irregularities. Other banks,...Details
Post’s ‘Nagad’ triggers contention

Post’s ‘Nagad’ triggers contention

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
Bangladesh bank has protested the handing of the operation of ‘Nagad’ - the digital financial service of the department of post, to...Details
Bangladesh sees possibility in India’s GSP loss

Bangladesh sees possibility in India’s GSP loss

Golam Mowla
Bangladesh sees the United States’ decision to strip India of Generalised System of Preference (GSP) as a scope to scoop up more readymade...Details
Consumers worried about beef price hike

Consumers worried about beef price hike

Shafiqul Islam
Dhaka City Corporation fixed the rate of beef at Tk 525 per kg for the month of Ramadan. It was stated that the price will be in place till 1 June...Details
EC seeks Tk 11.24b to buy EVMs in FY20 budget

EC seeks Tk 11.24b to buy EVMs in FY20 budget

Emran Hossain Shaikh
The Election Commission has proposed for allocation of Tk 11.24 billion in the upcoming budget for procuring electronic voting machines (EVMs).In...Details
IS teen Shamima’s lawyer accuses UK of burdening Bangladesh

IS teen Shamima’s lawyer accuses UK of burdening Bangladesh

Aditi Khanna, London
The lawyer representing runaway Islamic State (IS) bride Shamima Begum on Friday accused the UK government of failing to protect her from grooming...Details
When will ex-OC Moazzem be arrested?

When will ex-OC Moazzem be arrested?

Jamal Uddin
Four days into the issuance of a warrant on May 27, police are yet to arrest former Sonagazi Police OC Moazzem Hossain as the court order hasn't...Details
Models, actresses targeted by smooth talking cyber criminals

Models, actresses targeted by smooth talking cyber criminals

Nuruzzaman Labu
Masud did not go very far in education but became a self-taught IT wizard. However, he used his IT knowledge to enter the world of cyber- crime....Details
Smart voting centres to pull voters

Smart voting centres to pull voters

Emran Hossain Shaikh
To pull voters during election, the Election Commission, EC, will be establishing smart voting centres. On 18 June next, in the last stage of the...Details
Loan rescheduling rises by over 21 percent

Loan rescheduling rises by over 21 percent

Mehedi Hasan
Loan rescheduling by banks rose by 21.39 percent to Tk 232.10 billion in 2018, up from Tk 191.2 billion the previous year, according to a recent...Details
Plan to construct 2nd power plant to reduce cost of Matarbari

Plan to construct 2nd power plant to reduce cost of Matarbari

Shanchita Shitu
The per unit power production cost at Matarbari is Tk 13; if power is produced with imported coal then expenditure will be double compared to the...Details
Biman overlooking intel inputs for VVIP flights

Biman overlooking intel inputs for VVIP flights

Chowdhury Akbor Hossain
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has on several occasions ignored directions from intelligence agencies when it came to VVIP flight operations.Recently,...Details
Eid travelling expected to be better this year

Eid travelling expected to be better this year

Shahed Shafiq
Every year during Eid, people going back home have to face a huge hassle. Though this year, transport officials say that that travel during Eid...Details
‘Modi’s 2nd term will boost entente cordiale with Dhaka’

‘Modi’s 2nd term will boost entente cordiale with Dhaka’

Ranjan Basu, Delhi
After Modi was elected in India by a landslide, the first call from outside India was from Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina. This shows the depth of...Details
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