Tag Archives: 2017

MNA Business Desk: The cabinet on Monday approved the draft – Bank Company (Amendment) Bill, 2017 – which will allow four members of a family to be the directors of a bank. The existing law permits only two members of a family to be the directors of a bank. The cabinet gave the approval at its weekly meeting held at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. While briefing reporters after the meeting, Cabinet Secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam said, “The Bangladesh Bank has also given a positive note in this regard.” The draft law also restricts commercial ...

MNA Sports Desk: Peshawar Zalmi capitalized on an early batting collapse by Quetta Gladiators to secure a 58-run victory in the Pakistan Super League (PSL) final on Sunday. In the first-ever PSL match to be played in Pakistan due to lingering security fears in the South Asian nation, the Gladiators were left floundering at 13 for three wickets in the fifth over and never managed to recover from the setback as they were all out for 90. What was to be an intensely competitive final battle turned into a one-sided game, as the Gladiators buckled under the pressure of a ...

MNA Culture & Entertainment Desk: The government has wanted nomination proposals for Ekushey Padak 2017 from all ministries, public university authorities, institutions and the recipients of Swadhinata Padak and Ekushey Padak. They have been urged to send their nomination proposals to the cultural affairs ministry by 1 November next. “As in other years, the government as per the Ekushey Padak rules has taken an initiative to award individuals (alive/dead), groups and institutions in 2017 for their outstanding contributions to the Language Movement, art and culture (in all sectors, including music, dance, acting and art) the liberation war, journalism, research, education, ...