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…
Arab News: Eritrea and Ethiopia signed a peace deal on Sunday at a ceremony in Jeddah overseen by King Salman. The agreement officially ends more than 20 years of war between the two countries. Eritrean President Isaias Afwerki and Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed signed the agreement after arriving in Jeddah on Saturday. UN Secretary-General…
Sumaiya Sarwat, Research Assistant, BILIA : To think that in spite of living in 21st century women are being treated as sexual objects and falling victims of unnatural lusts and sexual harassment of a large part of the society is itself a pathetic matter. This is also a perfect example of, how a huge portion of…
Leon Mir: Gono Front Chairman Md. Jakir Hossain has called for the dissolving of the parliament prior to the upcoming general election, in order to make it impartial. He made the request yesterday, at a meeting organized by the Gono Front at the Engineers’ Institution. “As per Article 57(2) of the Constitution, couldn’t the president…
Al Jazeera: A photograph showing Indian soldiers dragging the bloodied, half-naked body of a rebel has triggered outrage in and outside Indian-administered Kashmir, with rights activists calling it a “barbaric” act which violates international humanitarian law. The incident took place on September 13 in the Kakriyal forests in the Reasi area of Jammu in the…
Md. Shahnewaj Patwari, Advocate, researcher and social activist : In a recent report published in the Daily Star on 13 September 2018 titled ‘Poor healthcare plagues RMG units’ stated that Ready Made Garments (RMG) workers are deprived from maternity benefit, also they are not provided rest room, dining room, day care centre facilities in most of…
Arab News: The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen has resumed its offensive to liberate the vital Red Sea port of Hodeidah after proposed peace talks collapsed because Iranian-backed Houthi militias did not appear. At least 32 Houthis have been killed in renewed clashes, including four on Sunday in a coalition airstrike on a radio station tower….
Dr. Zahid Hussain, Lead Economist, World Bank : It is a welcome initiative to publish the names of loan defaulters. In addition to that, there should have a provision of interim penalty. According to official data, the total non-performing loans (NPLs) reached 10.4 percent till June 2018, most of which are not classified. The number of…
Hossen Sohel: A powerful storm which killed dozens of people in the Philippines is now making its way across southern China, reports BBC. Typhoon Mangkhut is one of the most powerful storms to hit the region in decades. Two people have been killed in the Chinese province of Guangdong, according to state media – more…
Arafat Hasan: Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to meet with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Russia’s Sochi today in order to discuss Syrian issues, according to a statement by the Kremlin yesterday. The meeting will take place at a time when the Syrian government forces backed by Russia and Iran are preparing…