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April 3, 2025

Remittance rises by 7pc in October

Expatriate Bangladeshis sent US$2.56 billion in remittances in October, which was around 7 per cent higher than the corresponding month of the previous year.

The wage earners sent $2.39 billion in remittances to the country in October 2024.
Talking to BSS, industry insiders observed that Bangladesh has been witnessing a growing trend in remittance inflows since December of last year due to multiple factors. The factors include a narrowing gap between official and informal excha...

Bangladesh now has 127,612,384 voters

The total number of voters in the country is currently 127,612,384. Of them, 64,760,382 are male voters, 62,850,772 are female, and 1,230 are transgender voters.

Election Commission Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed shared the information with reporters today at his office in Nirbachan Bhaban, Agargaon.
He said that the number of voters increased by 1,304,880 in the last two months, from September 1 to October 31. Out of the total voters, the number of male voters has increased by 1,909,610, he added. ...

Jamuna Bank inks corporate health agreement

Jamuna Bank PLC. and United Health Care Services Limited signed a Corporate Health Agreement on October 30, 2025, at Jamuna Bank Tower, Gulshan-1, Dhaka.

The agreement was formally signed by Noor Mohammed, Deputy Managing Director & CBO of Jamuna Bank PLC, and Mohammad Faizur Rahman, Chief Executive Officer of United Health Care Services Limited, in the presence of the Additional Managing Director and COO, Md. Abdus Salam, alongside other senior officials from both organisations.
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History and political importance of referendum

Dr. Forqan Uddin Ahmed:
The core philosophy of democracy shows respect for the will of the people. The people are the true owners of the state, and the government merely acts as their representative. This principle finds its most direct expression in the referendum, where citizens themselves participate in making crucial decisions through a simple “Yes” or “No” vote.
It is a process that allows people to express their views directly on national issues instead of rely...

Tk 1 lakh bribe to ‘execute’ court order

A shocking case of fraud has been uncovered in connection with the enforcement of a court order concerning a property in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi area owned by a London-based expatriate.

Disturbingly, the fraud appears to involve individuals directly linked to the court itself. Allegations of tampering with the main court case file have surfaced, along with claims that Tk 100,000 in bribes was taken from a tenant during the...

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