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PK Halder, his two associates granted bail in India

TDS Desk A court in India has granted bail to Prashanta Kumar Halder, a fugitive banker and businessman accused in around three dozen cases of financial crimes in Bangladesh, has

Loan disbursements thru’ agent banking rise 48.60pc YoY in Sept

BSS Loan disbursements through agent banking surged 48.60% year-on-year, reaching Tk21,089.81 crore at the end of September, on the back of improved access to finance for rural people, according to

July Martyrs Memorial Foundation distributes 2.9C to martyrs’s families in Khulna

Each family received Tk5 lakh Khulna Correspondent The July Martyrs Memorial Foundation organized an event on Friday at the Khulna District Shilpakala Academy Auditorium to distribute financial aid cheques to

Commission: Enforced disappearance victims faced brutal, methodical torture

BSS The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearance has revealed that victims of enforced disappearance have endured inhuman torture in secret detention centres systemically. “The accounts of torture we have

Bangladesh named The Economist’s country of the year

TDS Desk Each December, The Economist names a “Country of the Year,” highlighting the nation that has shown the most remarkable improvement over the past year. This year, Bangladesh has

Tulip named in Bangladesh corruption probe

BBC, Dhaka A Labour minister has been named in an investigation into claims her family embezzled up to £3.9bn (Tk 590 billion) from infrastructure projects in Bangladesh. Tulip Siddiq, 42,