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BFIU seeks bank details of ex-adviser Asif Mahmud

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has sought the bank account details of Asif Mahmud Sajeeb Bhuiyan, a former adviser to the interim government and a key leader of the July

Trade deal with Trump administration is not immutable: Commerce Minister

Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said that the trade agreement signed between Bangladesh and the United States is not immutable and may be modified, added or revised if it

PM asks Ansar, VDP to stay vigilance to protect sovereignty

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed the members of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) to maintain the highest preparedness to protect the country’s sovereignty alongside ensuring peace

Drive soon after preparing list of extortionists: Home Minister

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the government has begun preparing comprehensive lists of criminals and extortionists across the country as part of a decisive drive to restore law

Efficient fuel management only option amid Middle East war: Minister

Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Wednesday said Bangladesh has no alternative but to use its existing fuel resources in a cost-effective manner due to

Protests against attacks on Iran continue

Different political parties in Bangladesh on Tuesday continued protesting at the joint attacks on Iran by United States and Israel. At separate protest rallies in Dhaka, they called on the

Middle East labour market at major risk amid war

Bangladesh’s overseas labour market is heavily dependent on the Middle East. About 67 percent of the country’s total migrant workers go to Saudi Arabia. Qatar ranks second, Kuwait fourth, the

ACC chairman, two commissioners resign

Chairman of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Dr Mohammad Abdul Momen, and two commissioners — Mian Mohammad Ali Akbar Azizi and Brigadier General (Retd) Hafiz Ahsan Farid — have submitted their