1.

Revenue collection did not stutter badly last fiscal year as feared

2. Eskayef launches syrup for spasmodic pain treatment

3. The two-and-half-month-long countrywide general shutdown was supposed to cause a massive dent to
the state's coffer as the economic locomotive was effectively chained to its track in the station.

4. To take a loan, banks require consumers to visit a branch, open an account first and then start the
cumbersome process of applying for the loan. And there is no surety that the loan would be sanctioned.

5. Often, applications get rejected for a minor glitch in the form or documents provided, meaning the
customer have to return to the branch and go through the entire cycle all over again.

6. But the digital lending model that harnesses the power of technology, loan seekers no longer need to
under a completely physical process to procure a loan. 

7. The lending model is immensely popular in neighbouring India, and the Bangladesh Bank has warmed
to the idea as it stands to expedite the financial inclusion agenda in the country.

8. It was a small piece of news published on July 6, hardly noticeable in the slew of coronavirus coverage.

9. 219 migrant workers deported from Qatar, Kuwait and Bahrain have been sent to jail on charges of
"tarnishing the image of Bangladesh".

10. The expatriates

11. Meanwhile, a court rejected bail petitions of 38 of those who sought to be released, and on July 12, it
instructed the police to submit a probe report in 10 days.
12. Criminal records of the inmates sent back from Middle East show that their "crimes" can be broadly
categorised into two -- they were either nabbed for being undocumented, or they were imprisoned on
petty narcotics charges, including consumption of liquor. In the latter case, the group received state
pardons that commuted their sentences.