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Women tied to tree and tortured by land grabbers: Criticism grows

Barbaric, inhuman repression on Solonga women Staff Reporter: An incident of tying women to tree and torturing by land grabbers in Pashchim Mothurapur village under Solonga thana in Sirajganj district

Illegal firearms surge sparks nationwide security concerns ahead of Bangladesh election

TDS Desk: The proliferation of illegal firearms is escalating across Bangladesh, raising serious security concerns ahead of the national election. Criminals are stockpiling advanced foreign weapons and using them to

Half of banks fall short as default loans mount

TDS Desk: The steady rise in non-performing loans has sharply eroded the financial health of Bangladesh’s banking sector, with half of the country’s domestic banks failing to maintain mandatory provisions

Bangladeshi migrant workers: Still plagued by high costs, low safeguards

TDS Desk: After sending over a million workers overseas this year, experts warn Bangladesh remains locked in a fragile, low-skilled labour-export model dependent on one market, exorbitant recruitment costs, and

Govt revives Bogura-Sirajganj rail project after Indian credit impasse

Staff Reporter: The government has taken a fresh initiative to implement the long-delayed Bogura-Sirajganj dual-gauge railway project, with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) showing interest in financing after Bangladesh

Will return home on 25 Dec: Tarique Rahman

Staff Correspondent: BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman has said he will return to Bangladesh on 25 December, seeking prayers from party leaders and supporters ahead of his homecoming after nearly