Syful Islam
The central bank has rejected the power division's plea for allowing the banks to lend funds exceeding 25 per cent of banks' paid-up capital to single borrowers for establishing large power plants, officials said.
Instead, the Bangladesh Bank suggested seeking syndicated loans for financing such capital-intensive power projects.
The suggestion came as the power division in [...]

Three Palestinians have been killed during clashes with Israeli security forces in East Jerusalem and the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say.
At least 200 were hurt in the violence, after days of friction over a Jerusalem holy site boiled over, reports BBC.
Palestinian factions had called for a "day of rage" in protest at new Israeli [...]

Sean Spicer has reportedly resigned as Donald Trump's Press Secretary after the appointment of New York financier Anthony Scaramucci as director of communications.
The President had asked Spicer to stay on, according to The New York Times, but he told the President that the appointment of Scaramucci was a major mistake. 
Spicer's resignation comes after the US [...]

Reports in Spain are claiming that Neymar will not return to Barcelona and will head straight to Paris after the Catalans’ pre-season tour of the USA.
The La Liga giants have been adamant that their superstar will not be leaving this summer.
However, Spanish publication Sport claim that he will not join his teammates in heading back [...]

FE Report
A fire broke out at an electric connection box in front of the residence of Dhaka University vice chancellor on the campus Friday morning.
An electrical short-circuit sparked off the fire around 9:00am.
On receiving information, firefighters from the Plassey fire service station rushed to the spot and brought the fire under control within half an [...]

Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal urged the developed countries to come forward and support the vulnerable countries to combat the perils of climate change, said a UN release received on Friday, reports BSS.
"The developed countries have to come forward and support the climate vulnerable countries particularly in forms of financing, innovative solutions and technology transfer [...]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested a suspected hundi trader with Tk 4.5 lakhs at Putkhali Mosjidbari area of Jessore district on Thursday evening.
The arrested was identified as Firoz Ahmed, 19, son of Abdul Lotif, a resident of Putkhali area of Sharsha Upazila.
Subedar Abul Hossain, company commander of Putkhali Camp, said BGB men conducted a drive [...]

At least five people, including two children, were killed and two others injured in a landslide triggered by incessant rain at Jangal Salimpur in Sitakunda upazila of Chittagong district early Friday.
The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately.
Sitakunda Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Nazmul Islam Bhuiyan said the incident took place early in the [...]

A strong earthquake in the Aegean Sea has killed at least two people on the Greek island of Kos, officials say.
The 6.7-magnitude quake hit 12km (seven miles) north-east of Kos, near the Turkish coast, with a depth of 10km, the US Geological Survey said.
Several others were injured on Kos, mayor George Kyritsis said.
A small tsunami [...]

CHITTAGONG, July 20: The investigation committee formed by the office of the DG Shipping today seized related papers and documents regarding irregularities in issuance of registration for four coastal oil tankers allegedly.
The registration was done on the basis of fake certificates of the classification society and survey certificates issued to two passenger vessels, despite those [...]