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ACC seeks Asif Mahmud, wife’s financial details from BFIU

The requested information includes debit and credit cards, bank lockers, bonds, savings certificates, fixed deposits (FDRs), deposit pension schemes (DPSs) and loan-related documents TDS Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has

Measles: 8 more deaths, suspected cases top 175,000

TDS Desk: Eight more people have died with suspected measles symptoms and another 81 new cases have been confirmed in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours. According to a bulletin

Why Trump’s plan to sell Israel 40,000 heavy bombs drawing scrutiny

TDS Desk: The Trump administration is preparing a $2.8 billion munitions sale to Israel that would include 40,000 heavy bombs (2,000-pound bombs), according to Reuters. A US official said the

RAB no more: SRB begins operations

New name, familiar logo as SRB replaces RAB TDS Desk: The Rapid Action Battalion has begun operating as the Special Response Battalion (SRB), a day after a gazette notification formalised

ECNEC approves 3 more metro rail projects worth Tk2.5 lakh cr

Funding will come from Japan, ADB, and South Korea TDS Desk: The government approved three metro rail projects involving a total estimated cost of Tk2,49,746 crore. The projects were approved

Govt launches drive against illegal charging points to curb auto-rickshaw menace: Home Boss

Local government election schedule to be announced after inter-ministerial meeting, says Salahuddin Ahmed Online Desk The government has launched drives against illegal electricity charging points as part of its efforts