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Tigers seal series win over Kiwis after 12yrs
Bangladesh Cricket team clinched the One Day International (ODI) series 2-1 after defeating New Zealand Cricket team by 55 runs in the third and final...
Tk20,000cr BB borrowing may stoke inflation
The government injected Tk20,000 crore of high-powered money into the economy in March by borrowing from Bangladesh Bank, a move that could heighten inflationary pressure,...
Adani unit halts production
The country is facing intensifying electricity shortages as rising temperatures push up demand while fuel constraints and technical disruptions limit power generation, officials said. The...
Prof Rehman Sobhan Failed to Provide Direction
The 9th annual economists’ conference of the South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) was recently held in Dhaka. On the final day of the...
White paper on Awami-era corruption
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday told parliament that the government will publish a comprehensive white paper detailing alleged corruption and illicit financial outflows during...
Day lost to fuel queues, earnings hit
By late afternoon, the sun hung heavy over Shahbagh area, and the line outside the Meghna Petrol Pump had barely moved. For Abid Islam, a...
Rising heat deepens power outage woes
As temperatures rise across the country, electricity demand is surging, intensifying load-shedding nationwide and fuelling concerns of a worsening power crisis in the months ahead....
Underworld resurfaces, grips capital with fear
Old criminal networks appear to have resurfaced across Dhaka and beyond, with extortion re-emerging in a more organised, technology-driven form following recent political changes. Law...
First arrest made after 10 years
The Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) has arrested a suspect a decade after the rape and murder case of Sohagi Jahan Tanu, a student of...