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Former minister Farhad Hossain placed on 5-day remand

TDS Desk: A Dhaka court has placed Farhad Hossain, former public administration minister and former member of parliament for Meherpur-1, on a five-day remand for interrogation in a case filed

Father-son duo sets record in embezzlement

TDS Desk: Former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, a key figure in the previous Awami League government, has allegedly amassed illegal wealth worth hundreds of crores of taka through corruption.

One Month of New Governor: Banking sector being revived thru’ reform

TDS Desk: Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Saturday completed one month of his assuming office. During this time, he took several initiatives, including dissolving 11 banks’ boards and

Ex-public admin minister Farhad Hossain arrested

Staff Correspondent: Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former minister for public administration Farhad Hossain from Eskaton area in Dhaka city on Saturday night, Shihab Karim, senior assistant director (media) of

Import dependency, financial mismanagement behind intolerable load shedding

TDS Desk: The massive ongoing 2000-megawatt (MW) load shedding has stemmed from severe financial mismanagement and excessive import dependence left by the Awami League government which could not afford to

Indian govt lifts ban on onion, basmati exports

Int’l Desk: The Indian government on Friday (September 13) scrapped the minimum export prices (MEPs) on onion and basmati it had imposed last year to cool domestic food inflation, according