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10 banks in Bangladesh hold Tk 2.57 lakh crore in default loans

Shawdesh Desk: Ten commercial banks collectively had Tk 2.57 lakh crore in defaulted loans as of December 2024, accounting for nearly 75 per cent of the total non-performing loans in the

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US official declines to comment on ‘negotiations, diplomacy’ over Bangladesh minorities

Shawdesh desk: US Foreign Affairs Spokesperson Tammy Bruce on Tuesday refused to give answers over how the Trump administration might decide on the fate of Bangladeshi minorities as these steps

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Bangladesh govt condemns US intel chief Tulsi’s remark

Bangladesh interim government in a statement on Monday said that the United States intelligence chief Tulsi Gabbard’s remarks in about Bangladesh in an interview with NDTV World were misleading and

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Tk 18,873cr spent on training in 5 years

Shawdesh Desk: Economists see hardly any results  The government every year spends substantial amounts for various kinds of training for public servants at home and abroad, but economists have said

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TK 22,000CR THEFT IN COVID VACCINE SCAM: Salman-led syndicate under ACC scanner

Shawdesh Desk: The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday decided to launch an inquiry into a syndicate led by Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Pharmaceuticals, over allegations of embezzling Tk 22,000 crore

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Metro services resume as DMTCL employees call off work stoppage

Metro rail services in Dhaka are running on schedule after employees of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited called off their work stoppage, which began on Monday morning in protest against

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Power demand surges across many parts of Bangladesh amid fresh heatwave

Shawdesh desk: The power demand reached nearly 15,000 megawatts on Sunday as a mild heatwave swept parts of five divisions in the country on the day amid forecast of the hot spell

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DMP chief’s statement for not using word ‘rape’ decried

Shawdesh desk: Rights organisations on Sunday slammed Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali for his suggestion that the media should use the phrase ‘repression of women’ instead of

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