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Hotel worker found dead in Sirajganj

Staff Correspondent: Police recovered the body of a 40-year-old man from the Hatikumrul Golchattor area in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj on Friday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Arafat Hossain,

Next election between December and June, no scope to deviate from it even for a day: Rizwana

Staff Correspondent: The interim government is performing three hard responsibilities – reforms, justice and elections, environment, forest and climate change affairs adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said Friday. “Our responsibilities are

Chief Adviser won’t step down: Faiz Ahmad

TDS Desk: Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the Chief Adviser, has stated that Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will not resign. “Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus doesn’t need power

HRW criticises crackdown on AL supporters, urges justice for abuses

TDS Desk: Recent legislative initiatives by Bangladesh’s interim government risk undermining fundamental freedoms, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report published on Thursday. Instead of pursuing its pledge to

Low-lying areas of Sirajganj inundated for rising of water level in Jamuna

Staff Reporter: Low-lying areas of Sirajganj district have been flooded due to the rise in water level of the Jamuna River caused by onrush of water from upstream, triggering erosion

Banks banking big on 14-day repurchase instrument ‘dubiously’

Staff Correspondent: Commercial banks make a beeline for borrowing heavily from the central bank’s short-term 14-day repo after the pullback of its 28-day liquidity instrument, sources say, largely to invest