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Govt must act as caretaker from now on: Fakhrul

TDS Desk: BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the government to act as a neutral caretaker government from now on to ensure the 13th parliamentary election in

Govt pours Tk 200bn into water in name of civil servant training

TDS Desk: The government regularly arranges training programs to enhance the skills of its employees. However, there have been repeated allegations over the years of irregularities such as collecting honorariums

1.16 lakh lives lost in road accidents

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh has witnessed 67,890 road accidents over the past 12 years that left 116,726 people dead and 165,021 others injured, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity. The organisation’s

24 banks face capital deficit

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s banking sector is facing one of its worst-ever capital crises, with 24 banks suffering severe shortfalls amid years of irregularities, loan scams, and weak oversight under the

Early winter grips North

Staff Correspondent: With the arrival of Bangla month of Kartik, the signs of approaching winter are becoming increasingly visible across northern districts of the country as surroundings remain blanketed in

Woman gets 14-yr Jail for stealing of newborn

Ashraful Islam Joy: A court in Sirajganj on Monday sentenced a woman to 14 years imprisonment on charge of stealing a newborn baby. The court also fined her Tk 50,000,