Category: Bangladesh
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Bangladesh has ranked near the bottom of a global index on environmental protection, holding the 175th position out of 177 countries. The index evaluates nations based on their environmental protection initiatives and their overall effectiveness.The …
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Bangladesh now has nearly Tk 33 of every Tk 100 in bank loans classified as non-performing, making it the world’s highest in terms of the non-performing loan rate. The South Asian nation is followed by Chad, Equatorial Guinea, Algeria and Ghana.Earli…
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The International Crimes Tribunal-2 has allowed the two children of former Ekattor Television chief reporter Farzana Rupa, who was arrested in a crimes against humanity case, to meet her. The tribunal issued the order today, Thursday.Farzana Rupa’s l…
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An investigation by the Ministry of Industries has found negligence on the part of the owner of Ferdous Steel Ship Recycling Industries in Sitakunda, Chattogram, in an accident that killed 10 workers after gas was released at the yard. However, the c…
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Just recently, a young visually impaired SSC candidate from Thakurgaon expressed his sorrow on Facebook while looking for a scribe. Scribes for the visually impaired act as human writers during examinations, recording answers dictated by the student….
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A homeopath, Anwarul Islam, 46, was hacked to death by unidentified assailants after they entered his chamber in Natore.The incident took place at Chandpur Bazar in Sadar upazila at around 8:00 pm on Wednesday. Police could not arrest anyone in conne…
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UK Export Finance (UKEF), the UK Government’s export credit agency, is engaging with government, financial institutions and business leaders in Bangladesh this week to raise awareness of financing solutions that can support projects involving UK good…
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Both non-performing loans and rescheduled loans have increased in Bangladesh. Yet whenever borrowers are given the opportunity to reschedule their loans, it is invariably argued that the move will help recover money stuck in banks, revive struggling …
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Professor Mohammad Nazmuzzaman Bhuian of the Department of Law at Dhaka University has been appointed as the new Chairman of the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (PSC). According to a notification from the Ministry of Public Administration, the P…
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The amount of non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector has once again crossed Tk 600,000 crore. According to updated Bangladesh Bank data, NPLs increased by Tk 17,851 crore over the three months from March to June this year.An analy…