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Agri loan defaults surge 88 pc by September

Staff Reporter: Overdue agricultural loans held by scheduled banks rose sharply by 88 percent year-on-year to Tk 22,120 crore at the end of September 2025, according to the latest Bangladesh Bank (BB) data.In its...

Hadi’s village home in Jhalokathi looted

Staff Reporter : The village home of Sharif Osman Hadi-spokesperson of Inquilab Mancha and a potential independent candidate for Dhaka-8-was burglarized on Friday night in Nalchiti, Jhalokathi. Hadi came into prominence during the July...

IFAD okays $51.4m for climate-resilient project

Staff Reporter: The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has approved $51.4 million in co-financing for a $211.7 million project in Bangladesh aimed at strengthening climate resilience, food security, and...

Family members of peacekeepers mourn

Staff Reporter : Grief has swept through two villages in Kurigram and Gaibandha after young Bangladeshi soldiers were killed while serving with the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Sudan. The fallen soldiers are Private...

Dengue claims 5 more lives

UNB : Bangladesh on Sunday witnessed a sudden surge in dengue cases, with five more deaths and 387 new hospitalisations recorded across the country in the last 24 hours. According to the Directorate General...

Security to boost for candidates in polls: CAO

News Desk : The Chief Advisor’s Office (CAO) has said police will provide security for political party leaders and candidates during the parliamentary elections. The frontline July Uprising activists will also get security, the...

Journo Anis Alamgir taken to DB office

Staff Reporter : Senior journalist and columnist Anis Alamgir was taken to the Detective Branch (DB) office on Sunday evening for questioning. Additional Commissioner of Police and DB chief Shafiqul Islam told journalists that...