102 high-profile graft suspects jailed so far
Confiscation of assets of about Tk 288 crore
of the convicts ordered in 84 cases
The special judge’s courts set up on the Jatiya Sangsad complex to try high-profile corruption suspects have so far jailed 102 people, including 75 involved in politics, and ordered confiscation of assets of about Tk 288 crore of the convicts in 84 cases since they began functioning on May 6, 2007...[ + ]
BB proposes doubling bank paid-up capital
to Tk 400cr
The Bangladesh Bank has proposed that the government should once again double the paid-up capital requirement for a bank to Tk 400 crore by 2010 to protect the interests of depositors and maintain the international standards of minimum bank capital...[ + ]
AL starts meeting allies tomorrow on govt talks
The Awami League will start talks with its allies on Monday on the issue of whether to attend the dialogues with the government on conditions given by the chief adviser in his recent address to the nation. ‘We will sit with the Workers Party on Monday, on the first day of the inter-party talks’, AL presidium member Matia Chowdhury told New Age on Saturday..[ + ]
Delwar rejects splinter group’s plea for joint declaration on unity
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general, Khandaker Delwar Hossain, on Saturday ruled out the possibility of a joint declaration on unification and instead asked the splinter group to admit to their mistakes and return to the party...[ + ]
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