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Anura Kumara Dissanayake takes oath as Sri Lanka’s president

Int’l Desk: Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a Marxist-leaning politician with no political lineage, took oath as Sri Lanka’s president on Monday, a day after he won a comprehensive victory in the

5 vulnerable banks secure BB guarantee for liquidity

The banks are National Bank, Social Islami Bank, First Security Islami Bank, Union Bank, and Global Islami Bank TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has signed agreements with five crisis-hit

New Chapter in Dhaka-Washington ties: Biden and Yunus hold talks on 24 Sept

This is going to be a one-to-one meeting, a senior official at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs says UNB, Dhaka: Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is scheduled to hold a

Gold smuggling threatens country’s economic stability

Smugglers use BD as a transit route TDS Desk: Bangladesh is facing a significant economic crisis due to the rampant smuggling of gold from Middle Eastern countries. Both local and

RAB-12 nabs 2 drug peddlers with 94 bottles of Phensidyl in Sirajganj

Staff Reporter: The members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-12 in a joint anti-drug drive recovered 94 bottles of Phensidyl and arrested two drug peddlers from Hatikumrul Bagichapara area in Sirajganj

Post-flood economic recovery: BD seeks $1.0b aid from Japan

TDS Desk: Bangladesh has recently sought $1.0-billion budgetary support from Japan to facilitate the country’s post-flood recovery in the eastern region and also to weather the economic storm, officials said