Paraguay's former president charged after bank collapse
BBC World News (English) · ৭ নভে, ২০২৬
Santiago Peña was ousted due to a banking crisis which left millions of people unable to access their money.
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- Late night political drama as Peña is impeached and arrested Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.
- Peña was arrested on Friday minutes after lawmakers, including from his own party, unanimously voted to remove him from office following the collapse earlier this week of Ueno Bank, which has links to his private business interests.
- The demise of the digital bank left more than half of Paraguay's population without access to their savings after it was seized by Paraguay's central bank.
শব্দভাণ্ডার ও বাস্তব প্রয়োগ ছক (Vocabulary Matrix)
5টি মূল শব্দএই প্রতিবেদন থেকে বাছাই করা শব্দ: অর্থ, উচ্চারণ ও প্রতিবেদনে ব্যবহার
In a unanimous manner; without objection.
“Peña was arrested on Friday minutes after lawmakers, including from his own party, unanimously voted to remove him from office following the collapse earlier this week of Ueno Bank, which has links to his private business interests.”
The act of collapsing.
“Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.”
To hinder, impede, or prevent.
“Late night political drama as Peña is impeached and arrested”
One who makes or enacts laws.
Synonyms: legislator
“Peña was arrested on Friday minutes after lawmakers, including from his own party, unanimously voted to remove him from office following the collapse earlier this week of Ueno Bank, which has links to his private business interests.”
To fire a weapon.
Synonyms: activate, detonate, fire, initiate
“Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.”
Words chosen from this story. English meanings: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA), via the Free Dictionary API.
IELTS Reading practice
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Late night political drama as Peña is impeached and arrested
Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank collapse triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.
Peña was arrested on Friday minutes after lawmakers, including from his own party, unanimously voted to remove him from office following the collapse earlier this week of Ueno Bank, which has links to his private business interests.
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Question 1: Complete the sentence. Write ONE WORD from the passage.
1.Paraguay's President Santiago Peña has been impeached and placed under house arrest after a bank _____ triggered a crisis that left more than half of the country's population without access to their accounts.
Question 2: Do the following statements agree with the passage? Choose TRUE or FALSE.
2.Late night political drama as Peña is impeached and arrested
Writing practice
IELTS Writing Task 2 style · Topic: Banking & loans
Some people think banks should be strictly controlled by the government. Others think they should be free to run their own business. Discuss both views and give your opinion.
Write a short answer of 4–5 sentences (30–250 words). State your opinion clearly, give a reason, and use a fact from this story as an example.
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