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BB governor Atiur quits

BB governor Atiur quits
Bangladesh Bank governor Dr Atiur Rahman  resigned yesterday in the face of criticism over the heist of $101 million from the Bangladesh Bank's account with the US Federal Reserve Bank. This is the first incident of resignation of a central bank governor before the end of his tenure. Rumour of his resignation was rife since Monday evening when he returned from India. Atiur who served as the BB chief for the last 7 years met prime minister Sheikh Hasina at her office in the morning and submitted his resignation to her.  “I resigned on my own like a hero to save the Bangladesh Bank’s image I built over the last seven years,” he told reporters at a press briefing at his Gulshan residence hours after his resignation.…

Visionary steps taken for 
health sector dev: Nasim

Visionary steps taken for health sector dev: Nasim

Health and Family Welfare Minister Mohammad Nasim yesterday said the present government has taken farsighted and visionary steps for the development of health sector, reports BSS. “Visionary programmes are taken in all sectors, including the health, under Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s leadership.…
Govt to rehabilitate homeless people

Govt to rehabilitate homeless people

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government would try its best to rehabilitate the country’s homeless people during its remaining period, reports UNB "Some two years and eight months are still left for our current tenure to complete, and we'll have to provide these poor…
Biodiversity: Conserving efforts must be made countrywide

Biodiversity: Conserving efforts must be made countrywide

It is good to know that the relevant authorities of the government have taken an initiative to create a biodiversity protected area around the Padma Multipurpose Bridge (PMB) project. The volume of the protected area would be around 5000 hectares of land in Munshiganj and Sahariatpur districts. According…
Combatting cybercrime

Combatting cybercrime

On February 2016, the country witnessed ATM fraud whereby four people including a foreigner allegedly involved in an ATM skimming scam have been arrested in Dhaka. The other three arrested persons are staff of a private commercial bank. The instances of ATM card fraud in Bangladesh have forced almost…
Pakistan, allies conspiring to destabilise country: Shajahan

Pakistan, allies conspiring to destabilise country: Shajahan

Shipping Minister M Shajahan Khan yesterday said Pakistan with its allies BNP-Jammat are still involved in conspiracies, like 1952 & 1971, to destabilize the country paralyzing economy, reports BSS. He said officials of Pakistan high commission in Bangladesh were withdrawn from Bangladesh for linking…
Hike in prices of materials hits poultry farms in north

Hike in prices of materials hits poultry farms in north

Poultry farms in 16 districts of the northern region are suffering because of frequent hike in prices of materials, including fodder, medicines and one-day-old chicks. Besides, various diseases, bird flue in particular, are worrying farm owners. Several farm owners have been forced to close their business,…
Super Tuesday 2 voting underway

Super Tuesday 2 voting underway

AFP, Youngstown, US: Voters began going to the polls Tuesday in five make-or-break presidential nominating contests, with Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton seeking to tighten their grip as their party's front runners. Polls opened at 1030 in the states of North Carolina and Ohio,…
Raga-based album ‘Twilight Ragas’ launched at Bengal Café

Raga-based album �Twilight Ragas� launched at Bengal Caf�

The launching ceremony of ‘Twilight Ragas’, a full-featured raga-based album by renowned exponent of the Bishnupur Gharana, Guru Sangeetacharya Amiya Ranjan Bandyopadhyay was held on Monday at the Bengal Café of Bengal Foundation, Dhanmondi in the city. Noted researcher and musician…
 ‘Gayle Storm’ set to hit England

�Gayle Storm� set to hit England

AFP, MUMBAI: Controversial batsman Chris Gayle will be looking to ensure the West Indies’ troubled build-up to the World Twenty20 becomes a distant memory when they open their campaign against England in Mumbai Wednesday. The Windies are out to prove they are still a force in the shortest form…
Anti-tobacco campaign fails on deaf ears

Anti-tobacco campaign fails on deaf ears

Amid risk of serious health hazard, a woman is seen drying tobacco leaves at Uttar Khalia in Paglapir of Rangpur recently.                                                                                                                                          …
TPP may cast ‘negative impact’ on Bangladesh, other Asian LDCs

TPP may cast �negative impact� on Bangladesh, other Asian LDCs

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP), signed recently, may cast negative impact on the Asian least developed countries including Bangladesh, the country’s Ambassador to Washington Mohammad Ziauddin has told United States Congressman Mike Kelly, a member of the House Ways and Means Committee dealing…
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