Day: September 7, 2024

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank (BB) has recently revealed that ten banks, including six private commercial ones, faced a significant shortage in provisions to cover potential loan losses. This shortfall amounted to approximately 315.49 billion taka at the end of June. The affected banks included National Bank, BASIC Bank, Agrani Bank, Rupali Bank, Bangladesh Commerce Bank, Dhaka Bank, Standard Bank, Bangladesh Development Bank, IFIC Bank, and Southeast Bank. According to banking regulations, banks are required to set aside a portion...

Syed Shemul Parvez : Following the fall of the Awami League government, Dhaka has experienced a significant rise in crime and lawlessness, with public anger directed towards the police force. An enraged crowd has vandalised hundreds of police stations and set fire to police vehicles, resulting in the deaths of several officers. Looting of police weapons has further exacerbated the already fragile situation. While the police have attempted to restore law and order, their efforts have been largely unsuccessful in...

Staff Reporter : India’s Adani Group has assured Bangladesh of an uninterrupted power supply while also requesting the country’s interim government to expedite the payment of outstanding dues, according to sources cited by India’s Moneycontrol portal. “The group has requested Bangladesh’s interim government to expedite the payment of dues,” one source said yesterday. The report stated that Adani Group has informed the Bangladesh government of mounting pressure from its lenders to repay the debt incurred in constructing the power plant....

DU Correspondent : Protesting the water aggression of India to the downstream country Bangladesh and the dams in the inter-border rivers terming it illegal, the Inkibal Manch, a cultural organization led by Dhaka University students, staged a ‘long march’ towards Dambur Dam in Tripura. The students and people riding ten pick-up vans lunched their march from Shahbagh of the capital carrying national flags in their hand demanding the removal of all one-way dams in the inter-border rivers. Some people also...

Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee Member, Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, on Friday accused the ‘ghosts’ of deposed leader Sheikh Hasina of continuing to hatch conspiracies against Bangladesh, even after her removal from power. Speaking to journalists while distributing relief materials in Muhuriganj Bazar, Feni, Dr Zahid suggested that the recent floods in the southern part of the country were part of a larger plot. “The flood that hit the southern part of Bangladesh is also part of the conspiracy...

Md Abdur Rakib, JnU : Jagannath University (JnU) is witnessing a significant movement among its teachers and students demanding that the next vice-chancellor be appointed from within the university. This demand arises from frustrations over the appointment of external vice-chancellors since the university’s establishment in 2005, which many believe has hindered development in education, research, and infrastructure. The resignation of former Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Sadeka Halim on August 5, 2024, following the fall of the Sheikh Hasina government, has intensified...