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Salehuddin for keeping supply chain of edible oil, sugar normal

TDS Desk: Adviser to the interim government on the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has sought support from the country’s business community to keep the supply chain

Crops worth Tk394cr damaged by Ctg floods affecting 1.61 lakh farmers

TDS Desk: Recent floods in Chattogram have submerged 23,991 hectares of farmland, causing damage worth Tk394.15 crore to the agricultural sector. At least 1,61,371 farmers have been affected by the

How S Alam family grabbed multiple banks

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Bank is supposed to protect customers’ interests, but it did not do so when it permitted Mohammed Saiful Alam and his family to seize multiple banks

One cannot be PM for more than two terms; TIB recommends

TDS Desk: Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Wednesday recommended that one person cannot serve as prime minister (PM) for more than two terms. Besides, in the country’s democratic practice, the same

Flood death toll jumps to 31, over 58 lakh people affected

TDS Desk: The death toll from the recent flood in 11 districts has risen to 31 with four more deaths in Cumilla, Noakhali and Feni district, according to the report

Govt to procure 90,000 MTs of fertilizer, 20,000 MTs of lentil

TDS Desk: The government today approved separate proposals for procuring some 90,000 metric tons (MTs) of fertilizer and 20,000 MTs of lentil to meet the growing demand of the country.