Prof Dr Mahbub Ullah, Economist : The defaulters should not be given loans anew. The banks are compelled to hike the interest rates for non-performing loans. Therefore, it becomes quite difficult to lower interest rates. The borrowers have to take loans at high interest rates if they go up. It becomes quite difficult to turn a…
NDTV Photos and videos of a mysterious light that appeared over Sacramento and the Bay Area in California filled social media on Wednesday – throwing up more questions than answers. The lasso-shaped illumination led to many conspiracy theories, according to CBS News. “It was far too big to be a firework,” said Gus Graves of…
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Desk Report: A whopping 274 per cent rise in fuel oil import enhanced country’s overall imports growth by nearly 16 per cent or US$ 640.40 million in July, officials said, reports Financial Express. The settlement of letters of credit (LCs), generally known as actual import, in terms of value, rose to $4.69 billion in July,…
DNA India: Police officials from Bangladesh will be undergoing training at the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU) in Gandhinagar. Speaking to reporters here, Bangladesh High Commissioner Syed Muazzem Ali said a team of police officials from his country will undergo training at the university from the next month. “We want to increase conviction rate in cyber…
Mutual Trust Bank Limited (MTB) and Cadet College Club Limited (CCCL) have recently launched an exclusive co-branded Visa Signature and MasterCard World Credit Card for the permanent members of Cadet College Club Limited (CCCL). The MoU signing ceremony was held on November 21, 2017 at the bank’s Corporate Head Office, MTB Centre, Gulshan 1, Dhaka…
M Humayun Kabir: The government allowances to the citizens under the social safety net programmes are not meant to run the whole family or make one reluctant about work, said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. She was speaking at the inaugural function of electronically distribution of allowances to 115,088 beneficiaries under the programme through a videoconference…
NDTV A soldier was killed in firing by Pakistani army across Line of Control (LoC) in north Kashmir on Thursday, officials said. They said that Indian and Pakistani armies exchanged fire in Uri (Baramulla district) and Machil (Kupwara district) sectors also prompting the authorities to suspend trade between two parts of Kashmir divided by the…
Anadolu Agency: Two high-ranking military officers have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the drone attack on Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, the country’s chief prosecutor said Tuesday. “On Aug. 13, Col. Pedro Javier Zambrano Hernandez and General Alejandro Perez Gamez were brought before the courts … and deprived of their liberty”,…
Sayeed Muhammad of DOT Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon has that the anti-adulteration drive will be strengthened and it will continue until the malpractice is stopped. The mayor was addressing an event organised to inaugurate an anti-adulteration drive at Bailey Road yesterday, reports UNB. He also directed all concerned to help make…