A glance at the most important news of the day
Among a number of incidents taking place on Wednesday (20 November), take a quick look at some of the most important news items The Business Standard has compiled for you…
Moody's takes negative rating action on 6 Bangladeshi banks, following sovereign downgrade
Moody's Ratings has taken rating actions on six Bangladeshi banks, including BRAC Bank, City Bank, Dutch-Bangla Bank, Eastern Bank, Mercantile Bank and Premier Bank.
Four injured, roads blocked as students of Dhaka College, City College clash in Science Lab area
At least four people were injured in clashes between students of Dhaka College and Dhaka City College in the Science Lab area of the capital today (20 November).
Khaleda's appeal hearing in Zia Charitable Trust case begins
The High Court has begun hearing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's appeal against the court's seven-year sentence in the controversial Zia Charitable Trust corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Who is Linda McMahon, former WWE CEO named by Trump as Education Secretary?
US President-elect Donald Trump has announced Linda McMahon as his pick for Secretary of Education. Although she was initially considered for the Commerce Department.
ICT orders completion of probe against ex-IGP Mamun, 7 others in a month
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered its investigation agency to submit reports within one month in the cases filed against eight accused, including former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun and Former director general of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan.