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Tk 0.9m stolen from
Pubali Bank ATMs
The money is not slashed from any customer’s account as fraudsters target ATMs in Chattogram and Cumilla
After a massacre, Ethiopia’s leader faces a challenger
Abiy Ahmed, who won this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, now faces Jawar Mohammed, the founder of a media network and a former ally
Facebook, Messenger, Instagram down across UK
Previous outages, including one in March, have lasted up to 14 hours
US has world's highest rate of children in detention
Worldwide more than 7m people under age 18 are held in jails and police custody, a UN study finds
TikTok’s chief wants to prove it’s not a threat
Alex Zhu, the head of the of-the-moment video app TikTok, is worried about an image problem
Amazon deforestation rises sharply on Bolsonaro’s watch
The Amazon rainforest in Brazil lost an area about 12 times the size of New York City from August 2018 through July of this year
Iran blocks nearly all internet access
Iran imposed an almost complete nationwide internet blackout on Sunday one of its most draconian attempts to cut off Iranians from each other and the rest of the world
Fleeing home, but not homophobia
Two plays based on the autobiographical novels of Édouard Louis put the problem of violence against non-binary people in a larger social context
The llama as therapist
The charismatic llama is a welcome addition at some nursing homes and rehabilitation centres
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Customers thronged shops at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka to buy salt on Tuesday following rumours of a price hike.
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Police disperse a crowd of customers who gathered to buy salt at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Tuesday following price hike rumours.
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Customers scrambling to buy salt to stockpile at a shop in Dhaka's South Bansree on Tuesday as rumours of a price hike spread.
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Customers thronged shops at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka to buy salt on Tuesday following rumours of a price hike.
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Taxpayers crowd the Officers' Club in Dhaka on Tuesday, the sixth day of the weeklong Income Tax Fair. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Taxpayers crowd the Officers' Club in Dhaka on Tuesday, the sixth day of the weeklong Income Tax Fair. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Two government officers with visual impairment leaving the Officers' Club in Dhaka on Tuesday after submitting returns at the Income Tax Fair. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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A woman with walking disabilities leavng the Officers' Club in Dhaka on Tuesday after paying taxes at the Income Tax Fair. Photo: Asif Mahmud Ove
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Truckers and workers of covered vans take out a rally in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Tuesday to protest a new transport law that prescribes harsher punishment for traffic offences.
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Truckers and workers of covered vans take out a rally in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Tuesday to protest a new transport law that prescribes harsher punishment for traffic offences.
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Transport workers pull out of work at a truck terminal in Dhaka’s Tejgaon as they protest the new Road Transport Act.
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Truckers and lorry owners and workers demonstrate in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area on Tuesday, demanding an amendment to the Road Transport Act, passed in 2018.
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Transport workers protesting a new transport law occupy a key road through Dhaka’s Tejgaon on Tuesday, creating a long tailback.
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General Aziz Ahmed, chief of army staff, inaugurates the SKS Tower owned by the Army Welfare Trust at Mohakhali, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Chief of Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed goes around the SKS Tower after inaugurating the building in Mohakhali, Dhaka. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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Guests attend an event on youth entrepreneurship, organised by the Bangladesh University in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
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State Minister for Information and Communication Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak speaks at an event on youth entrepreneurship, organised by the Bangladesh University in Dhaka on Tuesday. Photo: Mahmud Zaman Ovi
Exporters to get loans
at lower rate from EDF
Banks will now charge exporters Libor plus 1.5% interest, says Bangladesh Bank
BB raises home-loan limit to Tk 20m
Bangladesh Bank has raised the maximum limit for home loans to Tk 20 million from Tk 12 million due to rising apartment prices and the purchasing capacity of people.
Sweden drops Assange rape probe
A prosecutor says the evidence is “not strong enough” to form the basis for filing an indictment
