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Bangladesh Bank to verify all loans above $200 million to 'restore governance, accountability'

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has announced an initiative to verify all loans exceeding $200 million as part of efforts to "restore governance and public confidence" in the... Read More


Subrata Bain's daughter contests interrogation in custody over family reunion

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Khadija Yasmin Bithi, daughter of top-listed gangster Subrata Bain, has asked a Dhaka court whether checking in on her father constitutes a crime. She raised the question on Thursda... Read More


Bangladesh tightens monitoring of Indian cargo trucks through automated system

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has begun round-the-clock monitoring of the movement of all Indian cargo trucks entering and exiting Bangladesh through the Benapole land port, ma... Read More


Interim government approves enforced disappearance ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Advisory Council has given final approval to the Enforced Disappearance Prevention and Redress Ordinance 2025, paving the way for a legal framework that allows a tribunal to form... Read More


Bangladesh govt updates diplomats on election preparations

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has briefed foreign diplomats over updated preparation and security measures for the upcoming general elections and referendum. It organised the brie... Read More


Subrata Bain's daughter Bithi remanded for 5 days

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- A Dhaka court has remanded Khadija Yasmin Bithi, daughter of top criminal Subrata Bain, to police custody for questioning in the murder case of Jubo Dal leader Arif for five days. D... Read More


Khaleda Zia's condition stable, says her personal physician

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's personal physician AZM Zahid Hossain has said the former prime minister's physical condition remains stable. Speaking in front of Evercare Hospital on ... Read More


Pressure mounting on banks as capital market is 'almost non-existent', former ABB chair says

Dhaka, Dec. 18 -- Syed Mahbubur Rahman, former chairman of the Association of Bankers, Bangladesh (ABB), has said banks are taking short-term deposits and providing long-term loans. He noted that bec... Read More


BNP leader Tarique warns of difficult times ahead, urges unity

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called on party members to remain united, warning that "conspiracies" were still brewing in Bangladesh. He made the remarks at a discussion or... Read More


Parents of Faisal, key suspect in Hadi shooting, 'confess' to aiding him

Dhaka, Dec. 17 -- Faisal Karim Masud's parents, Humayun Kabir and Hasi Begum, have confessed in court to assisting their son following the attempted assassination of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman... Read More