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WB cancels $100m loan to Pakistan

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The World Bank has crossed out a $100 million credit endorsed for a characteristic gas proficiency extend, refering to an absence of enthusiasm with respect to a Pakistani gas dissemination organization. The venture, which was to be done by Sui Southern Gas Organization (SSGC) in its circulation regions in Karachi, inside Sindh and Balochistan, was gone for improving the supply of regular gas by diminishing physical and business misfortunes of gas in the pipeline framework, Sunrise reported. A World Bank report said the disappointment of the venture prompted to its conclusion and, therefore, the levels of unaccounted-for gas stayed high while keeping on depleting the valuable regular asset. Advocating its rating of "unsuitable", the World Bank report said it ought to have practiced alert and not continued with a venture that did not get supported enthusiasm from the board and administration of SSGC, which had inadequate possession in the venture. Against the first duty of $20...

150 Turkish officers leave NATO command after coup bid

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Around 150 Turkish officers have left NATO's order structure taking after the endeavored military overthrow against president Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the organization together's head of strengths in Europe said on Wednesday. "The Turkish military had a genuinely sizeable number of officers that were either kept, some reviewed from here, that worked for us here, and some resigned from dynamic administration," US General Curtis Scaparrotti told columnists on the sidelines of a NATO meeting in Brussels. On the whole, there was "around a 50 percent decrease" in the quantity of Turkish officers, or around 150 people, he said."I have refilled somewhat over portion of that and there are more officers coming in," he said."It has an effect since it was to a great extent exceptionally senior faculty and you lose a decent arrangement of experience." "So we are seeing a touch of corruption there and we are additionally building associations with n...

Govt trying to restore Pakistani flag: BNP

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Bangladesh Patriot Party (BNP) secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday asserted that the legislature is planning to reestablish "Pakistani banner" by taking a move to evacuate the foundations made reshaping Louis I Kahn's unique outline of parliament complex, reports UNB. "Pakistani despot Ayub Khan had chosen world celebrated modeler Louis I Kahn to make the outline of parliament complex, secretariat and the then focal governments' foundations at his announced Ayub Nagar here. The outline had been made in view of Pakistan's banner," he said. Talking at a dialog, he additionally said, "Whose outline would you say you are presently going to reestablish? Would you like to evacuate the foundations out of the outline to secure the Pakistani banner? You should answer this question of individuals." The BNP masterminded the program at the Organization of Designers, Bangladesh, honoring the fall of military ruler HM Ershad on 6 Decem...

Hasina’s Delhi tour may see defence pact

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Bangladesh and India may sign a settlement amid executive Sheik Hasina's up and coming visit to New Delhi to, as The Financial Circumstances composes, grow reciprocal safeguard organization. The Circumstances ran a story titled "Bangladesh PM Sheik Hasina's visit to be enthusiastic about guard". Citing o0fficials the daily paper said both sides are anticipating extending security ties as a component of the developing key association. Hasina is set to touch base in India on 17 December for a four-day trip, her first authority visit since the Narendra Modi-drove NDA government expected power in May 2014. The secretary-level talks in Delhi between the two sides on Monday and Tuesday will be trailed by the visit of the Bangladesh naval force boss this week, an antecedent to marking the barrier bargain, as indicated by The Circumstances. Security and outskirt administration issues were examined amid the home secretary level talks alongside the issue of counterterrorism, au...

Foreigners in duty-free car scam

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A decent number of outside nationals working with significant worldwide associations situated in Bangladesh throughout the years abused the office to import extravagance autos free of duty, authority records recommend. While leaving Bangladesh, they sold those autos to Bangladeshi nationals, denying the state coffer millions in charges, as per authorities of National Leading group of Income (NBR). The vast majority of these outsiders worked for associations, for example, the World Bank (WB), the Asian Improvement Bank (ADB), the Assembled States Office for Universal Advancement (USAID), the UK's Area of expertise for Global Improvement (DFID), Japan Worldwide Collaboration Office (JICA), the Unified Countries Kids' Reserve (UNICEF) and the Assembled Countries Advancement Program (UNDP), as indicated by the NBR. The assessment powers figured out how to recognize 395 such defaulters in an uncommon examination crossing three months.According to law, remote nationals of various adv...

Hasina's Delhi tour postponed

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Leader Sheik Hasina's proposed New Delhi visit has been put off and it is probably not going to happen this month."There have been some very late changes. We'll soon settle new dates for the critical visit," a profoundly set conciliatory source told UNB on Thursday without expounding the purposes for the progressions. The head administrator was planned to leave for New Delhi on 18 December to talk about an extensive variety of reciprocal issues with her Indian partner Narendra Modi amid the visit. With this visit, both sides trusted that the relations amongst Bangladesh and India will see a more up to date measurement as there will be new activities to take forward the binds to the following level. Despite the fact that the long-pending Teesta water sharing arrangement remains a key variable amid any abnormal state visit, authorities in Dhaka and Delhi could give no particular data for any leap forward over Teesta. Prime pinister Sheik Hasina, in any case, said she is...

NBR launches fresh probe into Yunus’ financial affairs: Al Jazeera

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Bangladesh's duty powers have propelled another examination concerning the monetary issues of the Nobel Peace Prize victor Muhammad Yunus, his family and the small scale credit office Grameen Bank that he established, reports Al Jazeera. A week ago, it said, the focal examination cell of the National Leading group of Income (NBR) sent notification to banks obliging them to give data inside seven days about any records, advances, or other money related instruments held in the most recent seven years either by Yunus, his better half, the Yunus family trust, or Grameen Bank. The notification, seen by Al Jazeera, were conveyed a week after an assessment official had composed to Yunus advising him the NBR had additionally chosen to review his own government form for the current monetary year, and requesting documentation to "check" his salary and consumption. As indicated by Al Jazeera, the most recent request is seen by a few spectators as a conceivable new stride in the deci...

Khaleda graft case hearing deferred until 15 December

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A Dhaka court on Thursday settled 15 December for listening to the announcement of BNP director Khaleda Zia in Zia Beneficent Trust and Zia Shelter Trust unite cases. The Dhaka-3 unique judge court judge Abu Ahmed Jamadar planned the listening to date as Khaleda showed up under the steady gaze of the court at 11:50am Thursday to give whatever remains of her self-preservation articulation. Khaleda Zia's advice advocate Sanaullah Mia told Prothom Alo that Khaleda presented an appeal to with High Court looking for cancelation of declarations of 32 witnesses who should affirm under the steady gaze of this court which is anticipating hearing. That is the reason, he said, time was looked for from the extraordinary judge court and it conceded the hearing until 15 December. On 8 August 2011, the ACC recorded the Zia Magnanimous Trust unite case with Tejgaon police headquarters charging four individuals, including Khaleda Zia, of raising assets for the trust from obscure sources manhandling...

Violence against women turned epidemic: Khaleda

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Bangladesh Patriot Party (BNP) director Khaleda Zia on Thursday voiced worry over the developing episodes of torment on ladies, saying savagery against ladies has turned pestilence in the nation. "Despite the fact that our general public has advanced from numerous points of view, ladies are as yet being subjected to different types of abuse. Bangladesh's position on viciousness against ladies at the largest amount on the planet," she said in a message. The BNP boss issued the message on the event of the 136th birth commemoration and 84th passing commemoration of Begum Rokeya Sakhawat. Khaleda said ladies have turned out to be defenseless for sharp ascent in the impact mavericks because of out of line and mismanagement, and they are being squashed with shocking occurrences and abuse. She called upon all independent of their sexual orientation personality to approach with solid strides to execute Begum Rokeya's fantasy expelling the present turmoil in the public arena. ...

Man arrested by Ctg RAB picked up 8 months ago

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One of the five aggressor presumes whom RAB asserted to have captured at the beginning of today from Chittagong was grabbed by "individuals of the organization" almost eight months back, said relatives. Quick Activity Legion (RAB) on Thursday morning guaranteed they captured five "suspected aggressors" from various parts of Chittagong city and recuperated arms and ammo from them. The prisoners are Tajul Islam, Nazim Uddin, Abujar Giffari, Nur-e-Alam and Iftisham Ahmed. As the news broke, Noor Nahar Begum, an occupant of Ukiler Morh region of northern town of Lalmonirhat, saw the arrestees on various TV stations and asserted that Nur-e-Alam, 22, was her child. She said a gathering of individuals guaranteeing themselves to be 'individuals of the organization' lifted her child up from their habitation in early hours of 12 April this year. "My child Nur-e-Alam is a fourth-year Science division understudy of Nilphamari Government School," said Noor Naha...

Hasina says will accept president’s decision on EC

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Saying that the race commission will be reconstituted according to the choice of the president taking after discourse with political gatherings, PM Sheik Hasina told parliament on Thursday that her gathering will acknowledge his choice. "We'll most likely acknowledge whatever choice the president takes," said Sheik Hasina, likewise the president of decision Bangladesh Awami Alliance.She was giving her 36-minute twisting up discourse at the thirteenth session of tenth parliament in tonight. Sheik Hasina said many are currently saying numerous things and thinking of different recommendations in such manner. "In any case, the president has effectively taken activities in such manner and BNP likewise sent their recommendations to Bangabhaban. The president will now hold talks in such manner." She repeated that her legislature dependably needs to hold the decision in a free, reasonable and unbiased way as it was the AL and she herself who had battled for setting up t...