6 banks to be merged by July, govt to take ownership
Special Correspondent : Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced that six financially weakened banks will be merged by July this year, with the...
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‘666 became victims of enforced disappearance’
Staff Reporter : Describing the trend of enforced disappearance as a hallmark of Awami League’s barbarism, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said that at least...
Pol parties nearing to consensus on key reforms
News Desk : Political parties are nearing a consensus on several key reform proposals, including the restoration of the caretaker government, introduction of a bicameral...
BR begins sale of Eid train tickets for June 5
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Railway (BR) has started selling advance intercity train tickets on Monday for passengers planning to travel ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha....
Workshop on green cooling tech ends GCI III project
Staff Reporter : A workshop held at the Department of Environment (DoE), Dhaka, marked the successful conclusion of the Green Cooling Initiative (GCI) III Project...
Amir Khasru warns of deepening crisis sans elected govt
News Desk : BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday warned that the country’s ongoing crisis will worsen further without an elected government,...
Hasnat warns civil servants against protests
News Desk : National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Hasnat Abdullah has warned that the people will find replacements for civil servants if they continue to...
Ishraque demands 3 advisers not to run in polls
Staff Reporter : BNP leader and Dhaka South mayor-elect Ishraque Hossain has demanded the immediate resignation of three “non-neutral and dangerous” advisers to the interim...
The dirty secrets behind Myanmar’s rare-earths boom
Deutsche Welle : Lahtaw Kai draws an imaginary mountain into the air with her hands and uses her fingers to do it with holes. “At...
Jamuna’s erosion takes serious turn in Shahzadpur
Selim Reza back from Shahzadpur : Ainul Haque, 70, a retired primary school teacher in Sayedpur village under Shahzadpur upazila of Sirajganj, lost his house...