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Cabinet gives nod to death penalty for rape

Staff Correspondent: The cabinet has given final approval to the revised draft of the Prevention of Violence against Women and Children Act, 2000, with the provision of death penalty as

Stop unnecessary expenditure of public money: PM

FBD Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday again directed government officials to refrain from the unnecessary expenditure of public money as she fears a second wave of COVID-19 might

Economy on track to recovery

FBD Desk: The overall economy, hit hard by the coronavirus, is on the way to recovery as several indicators of micro economy are improving, economists have said. “The economy is

Staff Correspondent: Activists of different organizations including those working on women’s rights staged demonstrations on the road in front of the Jatiya Sangsad on Saturday protesting the growing incidents of

Covid to reshape Bangladesh’s economic policies in medium term

FBD Desk: Covid-19 has had a major impact on the global economy. And Bangladesh is no exception. An official document now suggests that the pandemic is going to have a

Developing newspaper reading habit: Sheikh Hasina revisits memory lane

FBD Desk: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has written an article revisiting her memory lane – how newspaper became an essential element of her everyday life and how she developed the