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ECNEC clears 9 projects worth Tk 11,851 cr

Staff Correspondent: The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) on Saturday approved nine development projects with a total estimated cost of Tk 11,851.29 crore. Of the total amount,

NBR officials go on full-fledged countrywide strike

Staff Correspondent: The full-fledged nationwide strike enforced by officers and employees of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) is underway peacefully on Saturday, as they press for their four-point demand.

NCP denies links with student advisers, seeks roadmap for reform, elections

Staff Correspondent: National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday distanced itself from two student advisers currently serving in the government, asserting that the duo have no affiliation with the party. “The

Media trial destroying the nation

TDS Desk: A new weapon in the destruction of the nation has emerged — the “media trial.” Beyond depoliticising public discourse, such trials are crippling the country’s economy. Misinformation and

Legal notice served to Sarjis Alam over remarks on HC

Staff Correspondent: Sarjis Alam, the chief organiser for the northern region of the Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP), has been served a legal notice for making disparaging remarks about the High

£90m worth of property of Hasina’s close aids freezed in London

TDS Desk: The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has frozen almost £90m of luxury property in London belonging to two men linked to the deposed ruler of Bangladesh. In a