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Bangladesh-linked money in Swiss banks swells

Bangladesh-linked money in Swiss banks ballooned further in 2025 by 41 per cent from the amount recorded in 2024 when there was a quantum leap of 232 per cent following previous two years' sharp decline.The picture of much-talked-about 'Swiss bank balance' emerges from the Annual Banking Statistics 2025 released by...

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TV grabs on Thursday show US President Donald Trump (L) and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) holding the deal document

TV grabs on Thursday show US President Donald Trump (L) and Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian (R) holding the deal document to end the Middle East war. — AFP

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Southern route construction expedited to determine other routes' pricing

Under a strategic policy pivot, building Dhaka metro rail's southern route, marked as MRT-5, is being expedited to preempt two other lines' projects to set a benchmark for unit costs of metro-rail infrastructure, officials say. Following a severe procurement crisis on the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)-funded MRT line-1 and...

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Uniform bus fleet, EV transition planned to modernise transport

Government work gets going to bring all privately operated buses under a more coordinated system through introducing route-based uniform bus services and promoting electric vehicles (EVs) as part of efforts to modernise Bangladesh's outmoded transport sector.Road Transport and Bridges, Railways and Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam Thursday rolls out the...

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FIFA WC 2026 Schedule_2026-06-19

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Prayer Timings 2026-06-19

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