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Digital Banks: Regulatory delays, lack of readiness stall Bangladesh’s cashless ambitions

TDS Desk: More than a year after Bangladesh Bank issued the first-ever licences for digital banks, not a single one has begun operations, a major setback for the country’s vision

Garment worker ‘tortured’ to death in Gazipur, factory shut

Staff Correspondent: A 19-year-old garment worker has allegedly been tortured to death inside a factory in Gazipur’s Konabari area after being accused of theft, sparking protests and prompting the authorities

One year of new history in Bangladesh: 1st July marks incredible start of AL regime fall

TDS Desk: Bangladesh saw an unimaginable start of fall of the autocratic Awami League (AL) regime on the very first day of July last year as the day was gripped

Bond boom contributes half of bank income

Staff Correspondent: Fifty banks saw a 45 percent, or Tk 12,332 crore, surge in income from treasury bonds last year, as they turned to risk-free, high-yield investments and stepped back

Barguna-2 dwellers demand BNP ticket for Maulana Shamim

Saifullah Nasir, from Amtali (Barguna): Maulana Shamim Ahmed, who was victim of torture and harassment during the fascist Awami League government regime even after staying in London, is now going

6 get life term in Kazipur murder case

Staff Reporter: A court in Sirajganj on Sunday sentenced six persons to life term imprisonment in a case filed for killing Habibur Rahman Habi of Patgram village in Kazipur upazila