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BB orders swift loan data to block defaulters from vying polls

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to urgently update loan repayment information, as aspiring MP candidates - many of them influential business and political figures ... Read More


Police introduces new uniforms

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh Police have started distributing their newly designed iron-grey uniforms, beginning with a limited group of personnel. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner... Read More


'Uncomfortable BNP', Islamic parties active

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Sylhet-5 constituency consists of Zakiganj and Kanaighat upazilas bordering Surma and Kushiyara. Since independence, candidates from Awami League, Jatiya Party, Independent twice an... Read More


Nation waiting for capital punishment

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- International Crimes Tribunal-1 is set to deliver the verdict of the case filed against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and two others over crimes against humanity on Monday. Th... Read More


Country's economy in 'waiting vortex'

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh's economy is caught in a debilitating 'waiting vortex' of stagnant investment, high inflation and weak business confidence, with experts saying only a credible and partici... Read More


2 held as Police, RAB give conflicting motives

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Police and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have arrested two suspects in the gruesome murder of raw-material trader Ashraful Haque, 42, whose body - cut into 26 pieces - was recover... Read More


Pakistan Army chief gains lifetime immunity

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- In its 27th Constitutional Amendment, Pakistan's parliament has granted army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir sweeping new powers and lifetime immunity from arrest and prosecution, spa... Read More


July Memorial monument set ablaze in Pirojpur

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- A memorial monument built for the martyrs of the July-August student movement in Pirojpur has been set on fire. The July Memorial monument located in the Shaheed Minar premises in t... Read More


Economy in 'waiting vortex'; experts urge credible elections

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- Bangladesh's economy is caught in a debilitating 'waiting vortex' of stagnant investment, high inflation and weak business confidence, with experts saying only a credible and partici... Read More


India announces $5b to cushion US tariff impact

Dhaka, Nov. 16 -- India has unveiled a $5 billion plan to boost export competitiveness as it reels under punishing US tariffs. Washington has tied issues of war and peace to trade, slapping 50 percen... Read More