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Court orders seizure, freezing of assets belonging to NASSA Group’s Nazrul

A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of 53 land documents, including 162 kathas of plots at the Jolshiri housing project in Purbachal, and the freezing of three bank accounts belonging to NASSA Group ...
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Court orders handing over Kazi Zafarullah, family's tax records to CID

According to the CID submission, obtaining the income tax returns and related documents of Zafarullah, his wife Nilufer Zafarullah, sons Kazi Omar Zafar and Kazi Raihan Zafar, and daughter Anushka ...
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Amid NY Mayor-elect Mamdani’s call for steeper levies, state Governor Hochul mulls corporate tax hike

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has advocated to increase the top corporate rate from 7.25% to 11.5%.
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198 murders reported in Dhaka within 10 Months: DMP

Around 20 murders occurred in Dhaka each month during the period, and police have been able to uncover the motives behind most of the incidents ...
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Court orders freeze on 33 accounts of ex-minister Mohiuddin, wife over Tk216cr corruption probe

Investigating officer Shahjahan Miraj sought the freeze after finding that Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir had deposited Tk216.01 crore and $6,188 between September 2009 and 2024 ...
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Melania and EB-1 visa: Why some Americans want their first lady deported

A petition on MoveOn, created to spotlight what critics view as hypocrisy in Trump's immigration stance, gained traction earlier this year.
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Court orders to freeze shares of three linked to ex-land minister Saifuzzaman

A Dhaka court has ordered to freeze Tk4.64 crore shares held at Meghna Bank in the names of three individuals linked to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed on Tuesday (18 November). The ...
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Writ filed questioning legality of merging 5 trouble private banks

The writ sought direction to formulate protective measures and ensure adequate measures to issue shares to the general shareholders, including the petitioner, in the proposed Sammilito Islami Bank as ...
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IMF satisfied with Bangladesh’s reform progress but flags key challenges: Salehuddin

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed today (18 November) said the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with Bangladesh's ongoing economic reforms, although reiterated concerns ...
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What international rights groups have to say about verdict against Hasina

Though international rights organisations criticised the trial, ICT Chief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said the verdict sentencing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina to death demonstrates ...
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