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A motor launch leaves for destinations in the south from Sadarghat in Dhaka on Thursday with passengers more
than its capacity on board.
— New Age photo
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North in the grip of a famine-like situation
Due to the acute scarcity of employment in the country’s northern region after completion of Aman plantation, a famine-like situation is prevailing there and the poor are struggling to get even one meal a day...[ + ]
Hectic lobbying on
for berth in CG
A number of personalities from different professions have begun hectic lobbying for getting appointed as adviser to the interim non-party caretaker government although the two major political parties, the ruling BNP and the opposition Awami League, are yet to agree on who will head the interim administration...[ + ]
Govt to end term without separating judiciary
The alliance government serves out its tenure on October 27 leaving one of its major election pledges—separation of the judiciary from the executive arm of the state—unimplemented. The caretaker administration of 2001 suspended the process of separating the judiciary at the request of the alliance following its election victory...[ + ]
Illegal toll collection on in, around bus terminals
Obtaining money by extortion by the influential people loyal to the ruling parties continued in full swing in and around the inter-district bus terminals and other stands of buses and human haulers in Dhaka before Eid-ul-Fitr...[ + ]
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Political uncertainties grip stock market
Political uncertainties just before handing over power to the interim caretaker government pushed the country’s stock market into bearish trend. The withdrawal of funds by retail investors for the Eid expenses also has negative impact on the market...[ + ]
Higher liquidity keeps call rate stable
Despite appreciable cash withdrawal pressure before Eid-ul-Fitr, the inter-bank money market passed another stable working day on Thursday due to higher inflow of liquidity in the market...[ + ]
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