SHEIKH HASINA’S POLITICAL ADVISER DIES

Dhaka, March 4: HT Imam, the political adviser to Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, died on Thursday at a military hospital here.

Imam, 81, breathed his last at 1.15 am. He was undergoing treatment at the Combined Military Hospital in Dhaka, Awami League Office Secretary Biplab Barua said in a social media post. Imam, who was the cabinet secretary to the 1971 wartime government, was hospitalised with various age-related problems, Dhaka Tribune reported. After the Awami League headed by Hasina formed the government following the 2008 election, Imam was appointed as the public administration affairs adviser to the prime minister. Following the 2014 elections, he was made the political affairs adviser.

As many as eight companies raised over Rs 9,118 crore through retail issuance of nonconvertible debentures in the first ten months of the ongoing fiscal. In comparison, firms had garnered Rs 14,161 crore through this route in the AprilJanuary period of 2019-20. Most of the funds have been mobilised to support lending activities, working capital requirements and other general corporate purposes.

Margao: One of the most consistent teams in the history of the tournament, FC Goa will look to take a step closer to their maiden ISL title when they face table-toppers Mumbai City in the first leg of their semifinal

fixture here on Friday. Goa have secured playoff qualification a record six times but they could never manage to lift the ISL trophy, having lost the

finals on two occasions. Come Friday, the Gaurs will

look to put it past League Shield winners Mumbai City FC to inch closer to the dream of lifting their first-ever trophy. Having qualified for the playoffs for the fourth-straight time, Goa are only behind Mumbai in terms of goals scored, alongside NorthEast United. They have form backing them too, having been unbeaten in 13 games now — a feat no other side has managed in Hero ISL

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