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UK to donate £450,000 in additional flood relief

TDS Desk: The UK government is providing an additional £450,000, equivalent to Tk7 crore, of vital humanitarian assistance to support more than 36,000 people affected by flooding in eastern Bangladesh,

Elections after necessary reforms: Fakhrul

TDS Desk: Elections would be held after necessary reforms within the state apparatus are completed, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told reporters Thursday after holding a meeting

Flood death toll climbs to 52, over 58 lakh people affected

TDS Desk: The death toll from the recent flood in 11 districts has climbed to 52 with 21 more deaths reported in Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali and Moulvibazar districts till Thursday,

Over 1000 killed in student movement: Health Adviser

TDS Desk: Nurjahan Begum, the adviser to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, speaks with the injured policemen receiving treatment in the hospital’s surgery department and inquired about their

Country’s debt rises to Tk14.20 lakh cr under Hasina regime

TDS Desk: The government’s domestic and foreign debt has increased by Tk14,20,585 crore during Sheikh Hasina’s tenure as a prime minister, according to a Quarterly Debt Bulletin released by the

We want to get rid of favouritism, says Hasnat Abdullah

TDS Desk: Favoritism should not exist in the country, said Hasnat Abdullah, a coordinator of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. He said, “Appointing someone to a position, forcing someone to resign,