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Inflation still in the crosshairs as Bangladesh set to unveil new monetary policy

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Bangladesh Bank is set to release a new contractionary monetary policy for July-December that keeps taming inflation at its core, according to officials involved in drafting the... Read More


President should appoint Army, Navy, Air Force chiefs, says Consensus Commission

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The National Consensus Commission has proposed that the appointment of the heads of Bangladesh's armed forces should rest with the president, the titular head of state, and not ... Read More


Parties in agreement on 62 of 166 proposals in first phase: Consensus Commission

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The National Consensus Commission says agreement has been reached on 62 of the 166 proposed reform measures during its first round of dialogue with political parties. These agr... Read More


Jamaat Ameer Shafiqur hospitalised, angiogram finds 'three heart blocks'

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has been admitted to United Hospital in Dhaka after doctors detected blocks in his heart and recommended immediate bypass surgery, accordin... Read More


Political parties hold core responsibility for implementing July Charter, says Ali Riaz

Bangladesh, July 31 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chair Ali Riaz believes the primary and fundamental responsibility for implementing the July Charter lies with political parties. In his open... Read More


'No proper working environment for an MD,' says Mosharaf Hossain as he resigns from BCB

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Mohammed Mosharaf Hossain, managing director of Bangladesh Commerce Bank (BCB), says he has been compelled to resign from his post two years before his term ends. He submitted ... Read More


'July Warriors' block Shahbagh to demand July charter

Bangladesh, July 31 -- People injured in the July-August uprising have taken to the streets, blocking the Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka to demand the implementation of a July Charter. The protesters... Read More


Heavy rain forecast in three divisions

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department expects moderately heavy to very heavy rain in places in the Khulna, Barishal, and Chattogram divisions. In its five-day forecast on Th... Read More


Chhatra Dal changes rally venue at request of NCP

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the student wing of the BNP, has moved the venue of the rally it had announced from the Central Shaheed Minar to Shahbagh for its Aug 3 programme as pe... Read More


Ex-chief justice Khairul Haque remanded over graft, judicial fraud charges

Bangladesh, July 30 -- Police have been granted seven days to grill former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque in their custody in connection with a case accusing him of issuing "illegal rulings" with mal... Read More