CPD: Over 92,000C embezzled in 24 banking scams in 15 years
More than Tk92,000 crore have been embezzled from the banking sector through 24 major loan scams in the last 15 years, from 2008 till date, according to the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
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PM Hasina: Independent candidates making polls participatory
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said that independent MP aspirants from her party are running in the January 7 parliamentary polls to help make the vote participatory and peaceful.
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One killed as clashes, polls code breaches mar campaigns
A supporter of an independent aspirant from the Madaripur-3 constituency was stabbed and beaten to death in Kalkini upazila of Madaripur on Saturday, allegedly by the followers of the ruling Awami League candidate.
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Fighting rages in Gaza after UN stops short of ceasefire call
Israel battled Hamas on Saturday in pursuit of its elusive interim goal of full control of northern Gaza after the UN Security Council appealed for more aid for the Palestinian enclave but stopped short of demanding a ceasefire.
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