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Mobile services may face brief disruption during NEIR test on Sunday

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Mobile phone connections may be temporarily disrupted during a trial run of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system. The test will be conducted from 10am to 12pm on S... Read More


Bangladesh central bank buys another $123mn to steady exchange rate

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Bangladesh Bank has purchased a further $123 million from the market as part of its efforts to stabilise the exchange rate. With the latest intervention, the central bank's total do... Read More


Education minister says street protests by teachers won't be necessary to meet demands

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has assured teachers that they will no longer need to stage street protests to realise their "fair demands", as the government is prioritis... Read More


Parliament to convene Mar 12 with speaker, deputy speaker elections topping agenda

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The first session of the 13th Parliament will convene on Mar 12, when lawmakers will also elect the speaker and deputy speaker to formally set the legislative machinery in motion. O... Read More


ICT opens trial of 11 over Taim killing during July Uprising

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the trial of 11 people on charges of crimes against humanity over the killing of Imam Hasan Taim, the son of a policeman, during t... Read More


Bangladeshi man trapped in Milan bank vault for nine hours during failed robbery

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A 24-year-old Bangladeshi man has been arrested in Italy's Milan after spending nine hours trapped inside a bank vault during a failed robbery attempt, Euronews reports. According t... Read More


Bangladesh cuts furnace oil price by nearly Tk 16

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the retail price of furnace oil by Tk 15.90 per litre, setting the new rate at Tk 70.10, down from Tk 86. The revised ... Read More


Will local elections be partisan? Parliament will decide, says EC

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The Election Commission is awaiting a parliamentary decision on whether the upcoming local government elections will be contested under party symbols, according to Election Commissio... Read More


Yunus returns to Yunus Centre after 18 months

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Muhammad Yunus has returned to the Yunus Centre after 18 months following his stint as chief advisor to the interim government. In a Facebook post on Sunday, the Yunus Centre said h... Read More


586 killed in road accidents across Bangladesh in January: report

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A total of 586 people have been killed and 1,238 injured in 597 transport accidents across Bangladesh in January, according to the Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association. The grou... Read More