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…
From Grief to Triumph
by Omay Aimen in Daily Times, Dec 16, 2023The writer frequently contributes to issues concerning national and regional security;An unsettling recollection of the horrific terrorist attack that took place at the Army Public School (APS) in Peshawar on December 16, 2014, lingers in the hearts of the people of Pakistan. The responsibility for this appalling incident lies with the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claiming the lives of 134 students, teachers, and the school principal. As the…