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Biden closely monitoring Bangladesh law and order situation

TDS Desk US President Joe Biden is closely monitoring the still unstable security situation in Bangladesh four months after the ouster of dictator Sheikh Hasina, and his officials have been

Arakan army takes control of Maungdaw, fear of Rohingya influx

TDS Desk After 11 months of fighting, the Arakan Army (AA) has taken control of the Maungdaw township in Myanmar’s Rakhine State. On Sunday afternoon, they also captured the last

AL exiles democracy, destroys dream of martyred intellectuals: Tarique

TDS Desk Accusing the Awami League of exiling democracy and destroying the dreams of the martyred intellectuals, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has underscored the need for establishing the rule

Chief Adviser reiterates call for activating SAARC

BSS, Dhaka Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday reiterated his call to the South Asian leaders to activate the SAARC to bring for the people of entire region. “South

IMF offers extra $1b for reforms

TDS Desk The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters building is seen in Washington, U.S., April 8, 2019. REUTERSThe International Monetary Fund (IMF) has offered an additional $1 billion to Bangladesh

White Paper: Bad loans in banking sector hits 675,000Cr

Business-Economy Desk The amount of bad loans in the banking sector has been increasing rapidly in recent years, as reflected in data from Bangladesh Bank (BB), according to the recently