Bank accounts with over Tk 1cr triple in 10 years
The number of bank accounts having more than Tk 1 crore in deposit has increased almost three times along with a five times rise in the deposited money in those accounts over the last 10 years, thanks to rising income inequality.
BNP leader Hafiz Uddin arrested
Police arrested Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairman Major (retired) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed in Dhaka city on Saturday.
Abrar’s blood sows seeds against hegemony: BNP
Main opposition BNP said Saturday that the blood of murdered BUET student Abrar Fahad would inspire the movement against expansionism and hegemony.
One more held, another makes statement
The detective branch of police on Saturday applied to a court for permission to have a forensic examination of the CCTV footage of the dormitory where Bangladesh University of Engineering and
‘Quack’ remedy helps defaulters on loan: seminar
Speakers at a seminar on Saturday demanded appointing a commission as ‘quack remedies’ in the name of checking bad loans were only helping wilful defaulters to plunder more money from the
Trump's losses mount in stunning day of setbacks
Five federal courts dealt blows to President Donald Trump on Friday just as the limits of his legal strategy to block an impeachment inquiry became clear.
US-China trade negotiators reach preliminary agreement short of a comprehensive deal
US and Chinese negotiators reached a preliminary agreement Friday that will ease trade tensions, but it falls short of a comprehensive deal.
US migrant policy sends thousands of babies, toddlers back to Mexico
Since January, the US government has ordered 13,000 migrants under 18, including more than 400 infants, to wait with their families in Mexico for US immigration court hearings, a Reuters analysis o
Ethiopia PM Abiy wins Nobel Peace Prize
Hailed as a visionary and reformer, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for his efforts to resolve the long-running conflict with neighbouring foe Eritrea.
BUET bans political bodies
The Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology on Friday banned all sorts of political organisation and their activities on its campus and suspended the 19 students accused of torturing
