Israel orders new evacuations in Rafah as U.N. says more than 150,000 have fled

Israel has issued evacuation orders for further neighborhoods in the southern Gazan city of Rafah, as it appears set to expand its operations there despite international concern. The Israel Defense Forces’ Arabic-language spokesman, Avichay Adraee, told people in further parts of eastern Rafah to evacuate north to the Mawasi area early Saturday, despite warnings from…

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Dubious reward for a select few

NRB Commercial (NRBC) Bank has often made headlines for alleged money laundering, loan irregularities, over-expenditure and recruitment anomalies. In 2017, Bangladesh Bank had to intervene to dissolve the bank’s board and remove its managing director Dewan Mujibur Rahman over a loan scandal involving Tk 700 crore. The then chairman Farasath Ali had to resign from…

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