All 23 sailors of hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged cargo ship MV Abdullah are in good health while the government put all efforts to rescue the sailors, Foreign Ministry Maritime Affairs Unit secretary Rear Admiral (Retd) Khurshed Alam said here today.
Discussions with various third-party groups are ongoing in a bid to rescue the hijacked ship, he added.
Khurshed Alam was briefing the media after attending an inter-ministerial meeting regarding the hijack at the Foreign Ministry.
Eminent Rabindra Sangeet singer Sadi Mohamad passed away this evening.
He died around 7:30 pm on Wednesday, local media reports citing family members.
His body is currently at Suhrawardy Medical Hospital morgue.
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Executive Director and Spokesperson Mezbaul Haque today informed that the regulator is planning to merge 10 banks within a year.
“Following the merger, the weak bank can become the strong bank while strong banks can be stronger banks,” he told reporters in a press briefing at BB headquarters in the city.
Mezbaul Haque said BB various departments assess different components regularly for financial risk management.
But it is not a real health indicator, he added.
He said, "We developed a Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework to classify banks. As a result, banks will be evaluated in four categories. This will be done based on the balance sheet of 2024. It will be implemented from May 2025."
The holy month of Ramadan of 1445 Hijri will begin in the country tomorrow as the new moon was sighted in the sky of Bangladesh today.
The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee at the conference room of Islamic Foundation (IF) at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque here this evening, said a press release.
Religious Affairs Minister and National Moon Sighting Committee President Faridul Haque Khan presided over the meeting.