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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,

Ex-MP Anwarul Azim’s dismembered remains identified in India thru’ DNA test

TDS Desk Seven months after former Jhenaidah-4 lawmaker Anwarul Azim Anar went missing in Kolkata, forensic evidence has confirmed that dismembered body parts recovered from West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas

First Security Islami Bank: Almost 90pc of Tk 2,254cr loan to Sikder Group sours

TDS Desk As much as 89.3 percent of the credit extended by First Security Islami Bank, when controlled by the major Awami League beneficiary S Alam Group, to AL-affiliated Sikder

Chief adviser returns home after D-8 summit

TDS Desk Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home this evening wrapping up his Egypt tour to attend the 11th D-8 Summit. “A flight of Emirates Airlines carrying the chief

‘Priyo Maloti’ receives standing ovation at first local screening

Entertainment Desk Mehazabien Chowdhury’s much-anticipated silver screen debut film, “Priyo Maloti”, directed by Shankha Dasgupta, received a rousing reception during its first screening at Star Cineplex’s Panthapath branch in Dhaka