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Cash crunch lingers at crisis hit Islamic Banks

by Md Mehedi Hasan in The Daily Star, Dec 5, 2023Five Shariah-based banks are still experiencing liquidity crisis despite significant support from the central bank, which hit the overall surplus cash situation in the Islamic banking system in the July-September quarter, a Bangladesh Bank report said. The crisis-hit five banks are — Islami Bank Bangladesh, Social Islami Bank, First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank, and Global Islami Bank..At the end of September, Islami Bank Bangladesh’s…

48-hr hartal by BNP, other opposition parties, begins

report in Prothm Alo, Nov 19, 2023A 48-hour shutdown (hartal) enforced by Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) began across the country at 6:00am on Sunday BNP imposed the shutdown protesting the ‘unilateral’ announcement of the schedule of the 12th parliamentary election. The party called people to take to the streets to observe the shutdown peacefully. The hartal will in place until 6:00am on Tuesday. Along with BNP, other like-minded political coalitions and parties, as well as…

Time for dialogue with BNP is over: Obaidul Quader

report in Prothom Alo, Nov 6, 2023Terming the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as a ‘party of terrorists’, governing Bangladesh Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader has said no dialogue can be held with that party. “The phase of dialogue has ended. Once we told them to scrape the conditions for dialogue but that time has ended,” he said. Obaidul Quader made these remarks while replying to queries from journalists at the Awami League’s central office on…

AL will always remain beside Hindu community: PM Hasina

Report in Prothom Alo, 23 Oct 2023Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured the people of the Hindu community of the country that Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will always remain beside them as was in the past. “We, the Awami League, was always beside you and will remain beside you . . ,” she said while addressing the Hindu devotees during her visit to the Durga Puja mandap (pandal) at the Dhakeshwari National Temple in…

Talks necessary for holding free, fair election:

Report in The Daily Star, Oct 17, 2023Washington wants dialogue among the political parties for a free, fair and peaceful election in Bangladesh due in January next year, said Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen yesterday. Momen’s comment came after a meeting with Afreen Akhter, the US deputy assistant secretary in the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs. “The US government endorsed the recommendations of the NDI and IRI. They also spoke about dialogue bilaterally…