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Banks list 3,483 wilful defaulters

Banks identified 3,483 wilful defaulters who together owe about Tk 29,000 crore, according to a recent Bangladesh Bank report. Wilful defaulters are those who have the financial capacity to repay

Concerns raised over fading ink in CUCSU elections

Concerns have been raised over the quality of ink used in the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) elections, as two vice-president candidates alleged that the indelible ink applied to

CUCSU elections under way after 35 years

The long-awaited elections to the Chittagong University Central Students’ Union (CUCSU) and hall unions are being held today (Wednesday) after more than three and a half decades, with nearly 27,000

Yunus returns to Dhaka from Rome

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus returned home on Wednesday morning, ending his two-day visit to Rome to join the World Food Forum (WFF) at the Food and

Dhaka’s ‘unhealthy’ air quality persists with AQI score of 167

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 167 at 9:30am on Wednesday

At least 20 people killed as bus catches fire in west India

At least 20 people were killed after a bus caught fire while travelling in the western Indian state of Rajasthan on Tuesday, local media reports and officials said. The vehicle,

Defeat of Israel and rebirth of Palestinian agency

FOR decades, the prevailing notion was that the ‘solution’ to the Israeli occupation of Palestine lay in a strictly negotiated process. ‘Only dialogue can achieve peace’ has been the relentlessly

Rizvi sees ‘master plan’ behind Jamaat’s Nov referendum call

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday voiced suspicion of a ‘master plan’ behind Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami’s call for a November referendum on the July Charter, suggesting it