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Ex-Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas arrested

Uzzal Adhikari, Belkuchi The law enforcers in a drive detained former Fisheries and Livestock Minister Abdul Latif Biswas from his own resident at Kamarpara village in Belkuchi upazila of Sirajganj

Double murder in Ullapara: 4 get death penalty, 8 to life term

Raaz Mostafa A court in Sirajganj on Sunday sentenced four persons to death and eight others to life term imprisonment in a double murder case. The court also fined Tk

Private sector investment remains sluggish

TDS Desk Foreign exchange reserves are showing encouraging signs of stability due to record remittance inflows and rising exports, but private sector investment remains a concern for the government. Economists

Interim govt to focus on 10 economic zones instead of 100 planned by AL

TDS Desk Beza Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun is expected to announce these developments at a press conference on 7 January, the officials told this correspondent on condition

VAT hike threatens to ground aviation, tourism

TDS Desk Bangladesh’s already struggling civil aviation and tourism sectors are likely to face an existential crisis due to the proposed imposition of additional Value Added Tax (VAT) on airfares

Polythene alternatives struggle to gain ground

TDS Desk After the interim government came to power, there was a significant push to enforce the ban on polythene bags. While the initiative has been relatively successful in supermarkets,