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July 3, 2023

BJP questions steps taken by Mamata for Bangladeshi refugees

Questioning steps taken by West Bengal government for rehabilitation of Bangladeshi refugees, senior BJP leader Siddharth Nath Singh today said Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee ‘welcomes’ illegal infiltrators but has no sympathy for the refugees. “We welcome and congratulate Shivraj Singh Chauhan for settling and giving jobs to 5464 Bangladeshi refugees in Madhya Pradesh. bd-indiaThis is in line with a promise made by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his election rallies that the refugees should be welcomed and the economic burden should be shared by all...

Bangladeshi stabbed in love triangle row in Malaysia

A Bangladeshi was injured in a love triangle row after he was stabbed by his rival in a fight in Burmah Road, Pulau Tikus, here. The 25-year-old man, who was stabbed by his Indonesian rival, was rushed to the Penang Hospital where he is reported to be stable. satbThe drama unfolded in a room above the coffeeshop where the two men’s love interest, a 32-year-old Indonesian woman, was working. Workers in the shop heard a commotion from the room at about 8.15pm on Wednesday, and alerted the police who rushed to the scene and arrested Indonesian man ...

Indian justice for permanent visa for Taslima Nasreen

Holding that Bangladeshi author Taslima Nasreen has been hounded for her novel ‘Lajja’, Press Council of India chairperson Justice Markandey Katju today demanded that she be given a permanent visa to reside in India. taslima-nasrinIn a statement released here, Katju said he had read in the newspapers that Nasreen’s visa has been extended by the Indian government by only 2 months. “In my opinion she should be given a permanent visa to reside in India,” Katju, a former judge of the Supreme Court said. “Several bigots and fanati...

FDA approves Boehringer’s once-a-day inhaler drug

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a new long-acting inhaler drug from Boehringer Ingelheim to treat people with chronic lung disease. drugThe agency approved Striverdi Respimat for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which causes bronchitis and emphysema and affects about 24 million people in the U.S. The disease, which is most often caused by smoking, is the third leading cause of death in the U.S., according to the National Institutes of Health. The FDA approved the drug on Thursday based on a study in 3,104 patients which showed i...

BRTA fails to achieve revenue targets

Revenue from registration and certification of vehicles by the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority in terms of target recovery has gradually been declining since 2009-10 financial year due to irregularities in the authorities, officials have said. Laxity in realising taxes from vehicle owners, enforcing rules for obtaining registration and driving licence renewal and fitness certificates due to corruption in the BRTA caused the decline in target recovery of revenue earning, they said. brtaThe target recovery in revenue earning of BRTA dropped to 70...

Govt borrows Tk 3,400cr from banks in first 15 days of FY15

The government’s borrowing from the banking system increased by 1,956.60 per cent in the first 15 days of this financial year compared with that in the same period of the FY14 as it took huge amount of loans from the banking source to pay salaries and festival bonus to its employees. The borrowing from the banks by the government stood at Tk 3,384.56 crore until July 15 against only Tk 116.57 crore the government borrowed in the same period of the FY14, according to the latest BB data, reports the New Age. The government borrowing from the banking sector declined by 67.64 per cent in the recently concluded FY14 compared with that of a rise by 14.50 per cent in the FY13 due to a slower pace in implementation of the government’s development works amid political unrest.