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BNP weighs President, Speaker, Chief Whip picks

TDS Desk: Following the 13th national parliamentary election, the BNP-led alliance, headed by Tarique Rahman, has formed the government after securing a parliamentary majority. With the cabinet now in place,

HC orders 2-month probe into alleged irregularities in Rooppur recruitment

Pabna Correspondent: The High Court has ordered an investigation into unprecedented allegations of irregularities, corruption, fraud, and nepotism in recruitment at the under-construction Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi, Pabna.

Extortion rose by up to 50% during interim govt

TDS Desk: Extortion surged by up to 50 percent following the fall of the Awami League government in the 2024 mass uprising, while corruption in public offices persisted throughout the

RMG exports fear order loss as US buyers ‘sit on the fence’ over tariff shifts

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s export momentum braces for fresh headwinds as uncertainty over the fate of the United States’ short-term 15% tariff—whether it will be extended, increased or withdrawn after five

A fragile treasury and swelling arrears leave many in the new govt uneasy

TDS Desk: The government borrowed BDT 333.4 billion as spending outpaced revenue. The state treasury has long been fragile. Unpaid power and energy bills and rising debt-servicing costs have compounded

One held with 3. 90-kg heroin in Sirajganj

TDS Desk: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested an alleged drug trader with 3.90 kilograms of heroin during a special anti-drug operation in the district. The arrested individual was