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Ex Minister Obaidul Muktadir on 5-day remand

TDS Desk A Dhaka court has placed former housing and public works minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury on a five-day remand in a case filed over BNP activist Makbul Hossain

ERF-White Paper committee: Corruption highest in four sectors

TDS Desk Members of the white paper preparation committee exchange views with members of the Economic Reporters Forum at the Planning Commission in Agargaon on 31 October 2024 Members of

BEZA: Influence exerted for approval of economic zones

From Prothom Alo Online Sajjadul Hasan was once the personal secretary (PS) of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. He served as the PS of the former prime minister for three

Heavy metal pollution threatens country’s rivers

Buriganga is the most polluted river in Bangladesh UNB, Dhaka A new comprehensive study has revealed alarming levels of heavy metal (HM) pollution in Bangladesh’s rivers over the past two

Rice import duties lifted to control prices

BSS, Dhaka The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has lifted all import and regulatory duties on rice to ensure food security and control prices for the common people. To this

Protesters besiege Jatiyo Party HQ; Army, police on the spot

TDS Desk A group of student-public under the banner of “Anti-Fascism Student, Worker and Public” has besieged the Jatiyo Party headquarters in the capital’s Bijyanagar following a clash with partymen.