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$343m received in remittances in the first 3 days of September

TDS Desk: Bangladesh received US$343 million in inward remittances in the first three days of September. During the same period of the previous year, expatriates sent $307 million in remittances.

Over 2m jobs lost after July uprising: Survey

TDS Desk: In the first half of the 2024-25 fiscal year (July-December), nearly 2.1 million people lost their jobs in Bangladesh. A survey by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)

Reckless drug syndicates: Infiltration through 105 points across 18 dists

Staff Correspondent: Drugs are being smuggled into Bangladesh from India and Myanmar through both land and waterways. The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) states that Bangladesh lies at the very

20pc fertiliser price hike frustrates farmers in North

Bogura Correspondent: Fertiliser prices in northern districts including Sirajganj and Bogura spiked by around 20 per cent this ongoing Aman season, frustrating farmers. The government fixed the prices of urea

After 17 years of delay, govt forms DDB

Staff Correspondent: The interim government has announced the formation of a Dairy Development Board, heeding the long-standing demand of farmers and stakeholders. The move, announced in a gazette notification by

Sea will be our ‘highway’ to world: Prof Yunus

TDS Desk: Highlighting the importance of greater connectivity, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday laid emphasis on working with the vision of building a blue economy, not just a