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Aam Aadmi Party ( AAP ) Chief Arvind Kejriwal on Saturday criticised Union Home Minister Amit Shah after being attacked by a bus marshal during his 'padyatra'. Kejriwal accused Shah of failing to address crime in Delhi , instead allegedly targeting him. In a post on X, Kejriwal wrote, "Amit Shah Ji, what will happen by stopping me? Stop crime in Delhi. Will crime in Delhi decrease by stopping me? Will open shootouts in Delhi stop? Will the women of Delhi become safe? Will the traders of Delhi be secure?" According to police, the AAP Chief was shaking hands with the public when a bus marshal, identified as Ashok Jha, attempted to throw "water" at him. The police immediately apprehended the individual at the scene. The Delhi Police have detained the accused and are questioning him to determine the motive behind the act. AAP leader Satyendra Jain alleged that the incident was orchestrated by the BJP . 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Whenever the BJP faces defeat, it resorts to such tactics... They are going to lose for the fourth time. Everyone knows the attacker is a BJP worker. He has already appeared in photographs. If they want to contest elections, they should do so fairly," he stated. AAP spokesperson Priyanka Kakkar accused the BJP of stooping to unprecedented lows in politics. "Arvind Kejriwal was consistently questioning the law and order situation in Delhi. Union HM Amit Shah could not address these issues but attacked Kejriwal for raising them. Would a normal person throw a substance at a former Chief Minister during a padyatra? This individual is clearly receiving support and protection from the BJP," Kakkar claimed. AAP Punjab Chief Aman Arora condemned the incident, calling it a cowardly act. 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I was standing next to him, and my jacket still bears the moisture. Another individual was holding a matchstick. Spirit splashed on Arvind and me, but workers' swift action averted a disaster. This was an attempt to burn him alive." He further alleged, "The first suspicion falls on the BJP. The accused is Ashok Jha. We have reviewed his Facebook profile." Delhi Chief Minister Atishi claimed the attacker was a BJP worker. "In broad daylight, a BJP worker attacked Arvind Kejriwal ji. The BJP is nervous about losing the Delhi elections for the third consecutive time. Delhi's people will not tolerate such tactics. Last time, the BJP won eight seats; this time, they'll get none," Atishi declared. In contrast, Congress leader Mumtaz Patel suggested that the incident might have been orchestrated by AAP themselves to stay in the spotlight. "This incident is being presented as a significant attack involving spirit being thrown. 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In October, a video on social media showed the manager of Social Islami Bank's Agargaon branch breaking down in tears after enduring harsh verbal abuse from frustrated customers seeking to withdraw cash. It didn't take long to go viral. The severe cash crunch at Social Islami Bank was far from an isolated incident. Throughout October and November, protests erupted inside the branches of several banks, with angry clients blocking branch managers to recover their money. The social media footage itself was a testament to the fragile state of the banking sector — a system teetering under the weight of corruption, mismanagement and a crisis of confidence. At the heart of the turmoil were several Shariah-based banks heavily controlled by S Alam Group, a controversial business conglomerate whose governance failures and financial irregularities cast a shadow over the entire sector. For years, the true state of Bangladesh's banking system remained obscured by political interference and flawed policies during Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule. After her fall in early August, the extent of the dysfunction became painfully clear. In 2024, the banking sector faced a perfect storm of challenges: liquidity shortages in Shariah-based lenders, foreign exchange instability, soaring inflation, ill-conceived mergers and a seismic increase in non-performing loans. As part of its $4.7 billion loan programme for Bangladesh, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made financial sector reforms a key condition. While the previous government had resisted the demands for reform, the interim administration that came after Hasina's exit moved swiftly to address systemic irregularities and implement a broad reform agenda. Towards the end of the year, a slew of steps had been taken, though the path to stability remained fraught with difficulty. A GLOOMY START The year began under a cloud of economic uncertainty. Inflation surged to 11.66 percent in July -- the highest in 13 years. The price pressure has been hovering above the 9 percent mark since March 2023. Despite the government and the central bank's efforts, including multiple policy rate hikes, inflationary pressures showed little sign of easing. To make things worse, the foreign exchange market faced unrelenting volatility for months. Over two years, the country's dollar stocks had halved and local currency Taka had depreciated by about 28 percent. These burdens further strained the banking sector, specially for Shariah-based lenders already wrestling with governance failures and liquidity shortfalls. BB's LIQUIDITY SUPPORT ALL THROUGH 2024 To protect the banking sector from a collapse, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) injected fresh funds into struggling banks throughout the year. The lack of securities tied to these liquidity supports fueled inflation and drew criticism for making things difficult in the long run. Critics argued that such measures merely postponed the reckoning, without addressing the structural flaws undermining the sector. At the end of 2023, the central bank provided Tk 22,000 crore in emergency funds to seven beleaguered banks, including five Islamic ones, to dress up their balance sheets before the year closed. Then, in January, the banking regulator provided Tk 12,000 crore to six banks against the special purpose treasury bond issued by the government to settle outstanding payments for fertiliser and power. Economists came down heavily on these fund injections, arguing that those fueled inflation by "printing money". Under the interim government, the central bank also extended Tk 22,500 crore as liquidity support to six crisis-hit banks in November. FAULTY MERGER MOVE As per the instruction of the previous government, Abdur Rouf Talukder, former governor of the central bank, took an initiative to merge five weak banks with sound ones. The move prompted massive instability in the banking sector as depositors of the weak banks rushed to withdraw cash. The decision to merge the weak and problematic Padma Bank with the EXIM Bank in March was the first merger initiative. Later, names of a few more banks came to light for merger, which eventually caused the lenders to face a liquidity crisis due to massive deposit withdrawals. However, after the political changeover, the merger decision was cancelled. THE RETURN OF MARKET-BASED INTERESTS In May this year, the BB was forced to reintroduce market-based interest rates after shelving it for four years. The reintroduction was to meet the conditions of the IMF. The central bank, in line with the government instruction in 2020, introduced a single-digit lending rate which allowed banks to charge a maximum 9 percent interest rate on lending. Economists criticised the single-digit lending rate policy as it created an opportunity for bad borrowers to take funds at a cheap rate and launder it abroad. The single-digit lending rate also contributed to high inflation. In July 2023, the central bank withdrew the 9 percent lending rate cap and introduced the Six-Months Moving Average Rate of Treasury bills (SMART) formula for setting the interest rate. In May this year, the banking regulator scrapped the SMART formula to let the market decide interest rates on commercial lending. At the same time, the BB introduced a crawling peg exchange rate system for buying and selling foreign currencies and allowed banks to buy and sell US dollars at around Tk 117. BAD LOANS REACHED RECORD HIGH At the end of September this year, non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector reached Tk 2,84,977 crore. The figure included a massive Tk 73,586 crore defaulted in just three months. Between July and September, bad debts soared by 34.8 percent, according to the BB. Industry insiders said that the actual scenario of the sector came to light less than two months after the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 5. The actual bad loans will likely cross Tk 5,00,000 crore when rescheduled and written-off loans are added, according to them. BANKING HAMSTRUNG IN MASS UPRISING Student-led nationwide movement in July and the anti-government campaign in August largely disrupted the banking services. To quell the movement, the Awami League-led government suspended internet facilities nationwide for almost a week. These internet outages crippled digital banking, internet banking and remittance earnings. After the fall of the Awami League government in early August, there were also cash withdrawal restrictions throughout the month. Besides, most of the automated teller machines (ATMs) were closed for a prolonged period due to security concerns. BANKING SECTOR UNDER THE INTERIM GOVT After the formation of the interim government, Ahsan H Mansur, a reputed economist, became the governor of the Bangladesh Bank by replacing Abdur Rouf Talukder. After assuming office, new governor Mansur restructured the boards of eleven banks, six of which were dominated by the controversial S Alam Group. The banking regulator also formed three taskforces on non-performing loan management, strengthening project and legal frameworks to continue and accelerate reforms. Meanwhile, the interim government appointed a pool of experts to prepare a report on the state of the economy. The expert team submitted their white paper on the economic state of Bangladesh to the chief adviser in December, which dedicated a chapter, titled "Deep into a Black Hole," elaborating on banking irregularities. The BB initiated forensic audits in crisis-hit banks, efforts to bring back laundered money and strengthening the capacity of the central bank with the help of the World Bank and IMF. Besides, a government taskforce was formed to investigate money laundering and other misdeeds allegedly carried out by 10 major business groups in the country: S Alam Group, Beximco Group, Summit Group, Bashundhara Group, Gemcon Group, Orion Group, Nabil Group, Nassa Group, Sikder Group and Aramit Group. While these reform measures marked a critical point to restore public confidence and strengthen regulatory oversight, the road to recovery remains long and uncertain. In October, a video on social media showed the manager of Social Islami Bank's Agargaon branch breaking down in tears after enduring harsh verbal abuse from frustrated customers seeking to withdraw cash. It didn't take long to go viral. The severe cash crunch at Social Islami Bank was far from an isolated incident. Throughout October and November, protests erupted inside the branches of several banks, with angry clients blocking branch managers to recover their money. The social media footage itself was a testament to the fragile state of the banking sector — a system teetering under the weight of corruption, mismanagement and a crisis of confidence. At the heart of the turmoil were several Shariah-based banks heavily controlled by S Alam Group, a controversial business conglomerate whose governance failures and financial irregularities cast a shadow over the entire sector. For years, the true state of Bangladesh's banking system remained obscured by political interference and flawed policies during Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule. After her fall in early August, the extent of the dysfunction became painfully clear. In 2024, the banking sector faced a perfect storm of challenges: liquidity shortages in Shariah-based lenders, foreign exchange instability, soaring inflation, ill-conceived mergers and a seismic increase in non-performing loans. As part of its $4.7 billion loan programme for Bangladesh, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) made financial sector reforms a key condition. While the previous government had resisted the demands for reform, the interim administration that came after Hasina's exit moved swiftly to address systemic irregularities and implement a broad reform agenda. Towards the end of the year, a slew of steps had been taken, though the path to stability remained fraught with difficulty. A GLOOMY START The year began under a cloud of economic uncertainty. Inflation surged to 11.66 percent in July -- the highest in 13 years. The price pressure has been hovering above the 9 percent mark since March 2023. Despite the government and the central bank's efforts, including multiple policy rate hikes, inflationary pressures showed little sign of easing. To make things worse, the foreign exchange market faced unrelenting volatility for months. Over two years, the country's dollar stocks had halved and local currency Taka had depreciated by about 28 percent. These burdens further strained the banking sector, specially for Shariah-based lenders already wrestling with governance failures and liquidity shortfalls. BB's LIQUIDITY SUPPORT ALL THROUGH 2024 To protect the banking sector from a collapse, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) injected fresh funds into struggling banks throughout the year. The lack of securities tied to these liquidity supports fueled inflation and drew criticism for making things difficult in the long run. Critics argued that such measures merely postponed the reckoning, without addressing the structural flaws undermining the sector. At the end of 2023, the central bank provided Tk 22,000 crore in emergency funds to seven beleaguered banks, including five Islamic ones, to dress up their balance sheets before the year closed. Then, in January, the banking regulator provided Tk 12,000 crore to six banks against the special purpose treasury bond issued by the government to settle outstanding payments for fertiliser and power. Economists came down heavily on these fund injections, arguing that those fueled inflation by "printing money". Under the interim government, the central bank also extended Tk 22,500 crore as liquidity support to six crisis-hit banks in November. FAULTY MERGER MOVE As per the instruction of the previous government, Abdur Rouf Talukder, former governor of the central bank, took an initiative to merge five weak banks with sound ones. The move prompted massive instability in the banking sector as depositors of the weak banks rushed to withdraw cash. The decision to merge the weak and problematic Padma Bank with the EXIM Bank in March was the first merger initiative. Later, names of a few more banks came to light for merger, which eventually caused the lenders to face a liquidity crisis due to massive deposit withdrawals. However, after the political changeover, the merger decision was cancelled. THE RETURN OF MARKET-BASED INTERESTS In May this year, the BB was forced to reintroduce market-based interest rates after shelving it for four years. The reintroduction was to meet the conditions of the IMF. The central bank, in line with the government instruction in 2020, introduced a single-digit lending rate which allowed banks to charge a maximum 9 percent interest rate on lending. Economists criticised the single-digit lending rate policy as it created an opportunity for bad borrowers to take funds at a cheap rate and launder it abroad. The single-digit lending rate also contributed to high inflation. In July 2023, the central bank withdrew the 9 percent lending rate cap and introduced the Six-Months Moving Average Rate of Treasury bills (SMART) formula for setting the interest rate. In May this year, the banking regulator scrapped the SMART formula to let the market decide interest rates on commercial lending. At the same time, the BB introduced a crawling peg exchange rate system for buying and selling foreign currencies and allowed banks to buy and sell US dollars at around Tk 117. BAD LOANS REACHED RECORD HIGH At the end of September this year, non-performing loans (NPLs) in the banking sector reached Tk 2,84,977 crore. The figure included a massive Tk 73,586 crore defaulted in just three months. Between July and September, bad debts soared by 34.8 percent, according to the BB. Industry insiders said that the actual scenario of the sector came to light less than two months after the fall of Sheikh Hasina on August 5. The actual bad loans will likely cross Tk 5,00,000 crore when rescheduled and written-off loans are added, according to them. BANKING HAMSTRUNG IN MASS UPRISING Student-led nationwide movement in July and the anti-government campaign in August largely disrupted the banking services. To quell the movement, the Awami League-led government suspended internet facilities nationwide for almost a week. These internet outages crippled digital banking, internet banking and remittance earnings. After the fall of the Awami League government in early August, there were also cash withdrawal restrictions throughout the month. Besides, most of the automated teller machines (ATMs) were closed for a prolonged period due to security concerns. BANKING SECTOR UNDER THE INTERIM GOVT After the formation of the interim government, Ahsan H Mansur, a reputed economist, became the governor of the Bangladesh Bank by replacing Abdur Rouf Talukder. After assuming office, new governor Mansur restructured the boards of eleven banks, six of which were dominated by the controversial S Alam Group. The banking regulator also formed three taskforces on non-performing loan management, strengthening project and legal frameworks to continue and accelerate reforms. Meanwhile, the interim government appointed a pool of experts to prepare a report on the state of the economy. The expert team submitted their white paper on the economic state of Bangladesh to the chief adviser in December, which dedicated a chapter, titled "Deep into a Black Hole," elaborating on banking irregularities. The BB initiated forensic audits in crisis-hit banks, efforts to bring back laundered money and strengthening the capacity of the central bank with the help of the World Bank and IMF. Besides, a government taskforce was formed to investigate money laundering and other misdeeds allegedly carried out by 10 major business groups in the country: S Alam Group, Beximco Group, Summit Group, Bashundhara Group, Gemcon Group, Orion Group, Nabil Group, Nassa Group, Sikder Group and Aramit Group. While these reform measures marked a critical point to restore public confidence and strengthen regulatory oversight, the road to recovery remains long and uncertain.
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Pandas An An and Ke Ke celebrate their 1st Christmas in Hong Kong HONG KONG (AP) — A pair of five-year-old pandas, named An An and Ke Ke, celebrated their first Christmas early in a Hong Kong park, munching on special treats and looking cute for the cameras. An An, the male panda, was presented with an ice slab that had “Merry Christmas” written on it with sweet potato and carrots while Ke Ke, his female companion, got a snowman garnished with slices of carrot and apple in a special press event Monday before visitors streamed to the park. China sent the pair to Hong Kong in late September in a bid to boost tourism in the city. Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby: Spurs-Knicks Christmas game is also an animated one at Disney World NEW YORK (AP) — There’s a Christmas Day basketball game at Walt Disney World, featuring Mickey, Minnie, Goofy and Wemby. 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More than 600 children from different villages gathered in Catalao to receive presents from Santa, who dressed in his traditional nightcap, white gloves and red suit, while enduring the stifling jungle heat. NASA's Parker Solar Probe aims to fly closer to the sun like never before NEW YORK (AP) — A NASA spacecraft is about to make the closest approach to the sun. The Parker Solar Probe was launched in 2018 to get a close-up look at the sun. On Tuesday, Parker will pass within a record-breaking 3.8 million miles of the sun’s surface. That's nearly seven times closer to the sun than previous spacecraft. Scientists won’t hear from Parker until a few days after the flyby. It’ll continue circling the sun at this distance until at least September. Scientists hope to better understand what drives the solar wind and why the corona is so much hotter than the sun's surface. 174 Colorado skiers and snowboarders rescued after a lift cracks WINTER PARK, Colo. (AP) — Officials are investigating what caused a crack in a Colorado ski lift that forced the evacuation of over 170 stranded skiers and snowboarders. The evacuation happened Saturday on a gondola lift at Winter Park Resort. A spokesperson says the lift stopped automatically when a crack was detected in a structural piece of the lift. Passengers were lowered down by ropes over the course of about five hours. No injuries were reported during the rescues, which came at the start of the busy holiday season. 'Sonic 3' bests 'Mufasa: The Lion King' at the box office NEW YORK (AP) — In the holiday season battle of big-budget family movies, Paramount Pictures’ “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” sped past the Walt Disney Co.’s “Mufasa: The Lion King” to take the top spot at the box office. The results came just ahead of the lucrative Christmas corridor in theaters. According to studio estimates, “Sonic the Hedgehog 3” debuted with $62 million in ticket sales over the weekend. “Mufasa,” however, was humbled in its opening weekend, coming in notably shy of expectations. It returned just $35 million in domestic ticket sales.
a division of Körber Medipak Systems, NA provides state-of-the-art, automated packaging and handling equipment for the pharmaceutical industry, with a focus on efficiency, quality and reliability. offers creative design, flexible solutions, and responsive customer service to exceed client expectations. Syringe Transport Systems ’s syringe transportation systems provide lane management and overhead conveying, as well as complete non-contact operation and syringe buffer systems. The non-contact syringe conveying system is specially manufactured for accurate syringe handling, with flexible configuration. Advanced non-contact syringe transport removes interaction between syringes as they are conveyed throughout the manufacturing line. The product’s design flexibility enables any equipment layout and the option to carry syringes overhead, freeing up beneficial floor space. Each system is specifically designed for current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) atmosphere with easy access for observing and cleaning. Equipped with load levelling, the syringe lane management system has the ability to merge and separate the flow of syringe production. The system provides flexibility to run multiple syringe lines at once. Numerous input and output lanes source each downstream machine with syringes upon request and decoupling equipment to redirect syringe flow. In-feeds and out-feeds can be integrated to both upstream and downstream equipment, including custom parts and full controls to ensure the line operates resourcefully. ’s accumulator enables decoupling of the syringe line to allow stops and starts of the line without disturbing the performance of adjacent equipment. Depending on the platform, accumulations levels can range from a few hundred syringes to several thousand. The equipment controls allow full operation of the process and seamless integration between machines. Blister Accumulators / Sleevers for the Pharmaceutical Industry ’s blister accumulator / sleever can accumulate and sleeve incoming blisters. There is the option to bypass sleeving, allowing the product to continue directly to a secondary packaging if requested. This product is designed for ease of use and operates at high speed with optimal runtime. The blister accumulator/sleever controls are easy to support, sustain and incorporate with both upstream and downstream automated equipment. The machine has a clean design with a simple changeover, requiring no tools. Most parts can be replaced in minutes with no adjustments necessary. Programmable logic controller (PLC) format changes are carried out through human-machine interface (HMI) controls which are informative and easy to navigate. Outstanding Customer Service offers clients an opportunity to customise equipment to meet individual requirements. Throughout the design, clients will be consulted to verify all needs are being met. Furthermore, we offer inclusive services to develop Site Acceptance Testing (SAT) and Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT), as well as Installation Qualification (IQ) / Operational Qualification (OQ) / Performance Qualification (PQ), operations documentation and training. ’s talented technicians have experience assembling machines and provide on-site training to operators once the equipment has been installed on location. All after-sales service is dispatched from our headquarters, enabling clients to receive the best service technicians when required. About White Papers Körber is here to make the difference! With over 125 years of in-depth pharma technology expertise, we truly understand the process and regulation challenges you face day to day, from the beginning to the end of your production. Press Releases As of last month, Medipak Systems, a leading solutions provider for the pharmaceutical and biotech industries, presents itself under the Körber brand.