A World Bank team will arrive in Dhaka on Monday to formulate a framework of an agreement for new implementation arrangements for Padma bridge project and also investigation into the alleged corruption in the project.

The IMF may defer the disbursement of the second instalment of its $1 billion loans for Bangladesh if the government does not fulfil all the related conditions, the lender said. An IMF mission conveyed this message to the government as some of the major conditions were not met yet.

Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Thursday alleged that the World Bank’s statement on conditions binding the revival of Padma Bridge funding proves that the government was “lying” to the people.

The banks will not go for aggressive sales of stocks in a bid to help the market remain stable, said Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB). There was a meeting between ABB and DSE on Thursday where the bankers’ leaders agreed to avoid aggressive sales for the sake of market’s stability.

All major branches of the state-owned and private commercial banks in district and divisional towns will remain open Saturday across the country.

Dutch-Bangla Bank Lim- ited (DBBL) Wednesday signed an agreement on Mobile Banking Services with Anjuman Mufidul Islam (AMI). The organisations signed the agreement for collecting fund from the donors, both local and foreign, through mobile banking, said a press release.

The initial subscription of Mutual Trust Bank (MTB) Unit Fund will expire Sunday. After expiry of the period, the units will be traded at NAV (net asset value) related prices, sources said.

Michael Zink, Citi head of Asean and Citi country officer for Singapore, will visit Dhaka for two days from September 29, the bank said in a statement yesterday.

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) will keep tax offices open on Saturday to give payers one more day to submit returns.

As part of its condition for the revival of the Padma bridge loan deal, the World Bank wants its expert panel to be present when the Anti-Corruption Commission interrogates the persons allegedly involved in corruption in the project.