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AL will not be allowed to participate in elections: Mahfuj

TDS Desk: Mahfuj Alam, adviser to the interim government, said that the Awami League, labelled as fascists and anti-Bangladesh, will not be permitted to participate in elections. He made these

BNP cannot be intimidated with threats of 1/11: Rizvi

TDS Desk: BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi remarked on Saturday that the BNP cannot be intimidated with the threat of 1/11. He said that the interim government

Economy slowing, negative revenue growth shows the sign

TDS Desk For Bangladesh, it is no longer the question of whether the economy is destined for a hard landing or a glide to a flat state; rather the question

A cup of tea and bread: The diet of a rickshaw puller

TDS Desk I was running late for work when I stopped at a roadside tea stall — locally known as a tong dokan — for a quick snack. A cup

Rape survivor children face lifetime of trauma

TDS Desk It has been four months since then, but her eight-year-old daughter has not had a proper night’s sleep even once, Nadia’s (pseudonym) voice chokes with emotion as she

Sherpur sweet potatoes being exported to Japan

Sherpur Correspondent Farmers in Sherpur are now commercially cultivating sweet potatoes and exporting them abroad, with the root vegetable grown in the char (riverine island) areas of the district going