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832 bhori gold recovered from Sheikh Hasina’s Agrani Bank vaults
832 bhori gold recovered from Sheikh Hasina’s Agrani Bank vaults

832 bhori gold recovered from Sheikh Hasina’s Agrani Bank vaults

National Board of Revenue's Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) has recovered 832 bhori of gold ornaments from two vaults registered to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the principal branch of Agrani Bank in Dhaka's Motijheel.

Partners, family killed 137 women a day worldwide in 2024: UN
Partners, family killed 137 women a day worldwide in 2024: UN

Partners, family killed 137 women a day worldwide in 2024: UN

More than 50,000 women and girls were killed by intimate partners or family members in 2024, equivalent to one every 10 minutes or 137 per day, said a new data released by the United Nations.

Poverty declines from 2010 to 2022, inequality and vulnerability remain: WB report
Poverty declines from 2010 to 2022, inequality and vulnerability remain: WB report

Poverty declines from 2010 to 2022, inequality and vulnerability remain: WB report

Bangladesh has significantly reduced poverty between 2010 and 2022. During this period, around 25 million people moved out of poverty, and 9 million came out of extreme poverty. Access to essential services including electricity, education and sanitation also improved.

Interim govt cannot decide on port, LDC issues: Tarique Rahman
Interim govt cannot decide on port, LDC issues: Tarique Rahman

Interim govt cannot decide on port, LDC issues: Tarique Rahman

BNP’s acting chairman Tarique Rahman believes that an unelected interim government has no authority to make decisions on matters such as port operations or Bangladesh’s graduation from the LDC category.

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