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‘National Inquiry Commission’ to investigate massacre centring quota protests
Staff Correspondent: In response to severe allegations of constitutional, legal, and human rights violations related to the quota reform protests, a ‘National Inquiry Commission’ has been established. The commission was announced in a press release sent to the media on Monday by joint secretaries of the commission, Tanzimuddin Khan and…
Read More »74 eminent citizens demand UN probe into killings of citizens
Industry Desk: Seventy-four eminent citizens yesterday demanded that a high-level expert team from the United Nations oversee the probe into the killings of ordinary citizens during the quota reform protests.In a statement, they also demanded justice for the “murder of students and citizens during the quota reform protest”.The statement was…
Read More »Children’s tribunal judge cancels 7-day remand of Dhaka College student Faiyaz
Staff Correspondent: A children’s court in Dhaka on Sunday cancelled the remand of Hasnatul Islam Faiyaz, a student of Dhaka College, who was placed on a seven-day remand in a case filed at Jatrabari police station, accusing him of killing a cop during the quota protests on July 19. Judge…
Read More »Call to end movement by coordinators in DB custody fails to find traction
Staff Correspondent: In a video message released while under police custody, Nahid Islam, a coordinator of the quota reform movement, announced the withdrawal of their protest program on Sunday. Coordinators not under police custody moved quickly to assure the movement’s supporters that this was to be expected, and they agreed…
Read More »BD going to face more economic pressures
Zarif Mahmud: By correcting the data, Bangladesh Bank removed $14.20 billion from the country’s export income figures last month. In this, the export sector, which is in the trend of growth, has suddenly gone into the negative trend. The situation of foreign investment and loans or assistance in the country…
Read More »A big blow to exports
Farhad Chowdhury: Export earnings are falling. In the fiscal year 2022-23, Bangladesh earned $55.55 billion from the export sector. Of this, only $46.99 billion comes from garment exports, which is 84.58 percent of the total export earnings. And the total export revenue target for the just concluded fiscal year 2023-24…
Read More »Huge amount of cash in hands of people
Banks running with help of BB Mahfuz Emran: The demand for cash in the country’s banking sector has intensified. Bangladesh Bank continues to print new money to deal with the situation. According to the information of the Central Bank, the number of notes issued in the country on June 20…
Read More »Growing concern about remittances
Staff Correspondent: July, the first month of the new financial year 2024-25, started with a high rate of remittances. In the first 13 days, $978.6 million remittances came into the country through legal means. In local currency (Tk 118 per dollar) which amounts to Tk 11,548 crore. At this time,…
Read More »Remittance inflow may be hampered
Starts remittance shutdown Mahfuz Emran: Remittance flows returned to growth. However, in the context of internet shutdown and nationwide conflict and curfew, there is a risk of decline in this July. As of July 24, remittances have reached only $1.5 billion. Of this, about $98 million came in the first…
Read More »Fakhrul slams PM for ‘crocodile tears’ during hospital visits
Staff Correspondent: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for what he called a deceptive display of “crocodile tears” during her hospital visits on Friday to see injured protesters of the quota reform movement. In a statement Saturday, Fakhrul also slammed the Detective Branch…
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Hotels to be converted for Covid hospitals
Hospitals overwhelmed Staff Correspondent: The government is going to rent hotels for providing treatment …
