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Asif leaning towards joining Gono Odhikar Parishad, Mahfuj's path unclear

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- After resigning from his government post, Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain is leaning towards joining the Gono Odhikar Parishad (GOP). Although he has not shared any official decision on ... Read More


ACC to prosecute 124 over 'Tk 45.45bn embezzlement' in Malaysia worker recruitment

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing to file separate cases against 124 individuals from 60 recruiting agencies over allegations that a syndicate has embezzled Tk 45.45 ... Read More


Banglalink receives approval to launch digital payment services

Dhaka, Dec. 11 -- Banglalink has received a no-objection certificate from Bangladesh Bank to operate digital payment services as a Payment Service Provider (PSP). With this approval, Banglalink subsc... Read More


Pressured by phone traders, government permits selected old models for import

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Facing demands from protesting mobile phone traders, the interim government has decided to allow the import of old phones. However, the authorities will determine which specific mod... Read More


Secretariat staff call off sit-in after assurance of government order on allowance

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Employees have withdrawn their sit-in after receiving assurances that a government order (GO) will be issued to introduce a "Secretariat allowance". They ended their protest around ... Read More


Supreme Court Secretariat to be inaugurated Thursday

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed is set to inaugurate the Supreme Court Secretariat on Thursday. According to a Supreme Court press note released on Wednesday, the ceremony will take... Read More


Mobile phone traders block Sonargaon hotel intersection in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Mobile phone traders linked with the "unofficial" handset market have blocked the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel intersection in Dhaka. At 6.15pm on Wednesday, Tejgaon Division Additio... Read More


Student advisors Asif Mahmud, Mahfuj Alam resign a day before election schedule is expected

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Ahead of the announcement of the election schedule, student advisors Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and Mahfuj Alam have tendered their resignations. On Wednesday evening, the Chief Adv... Read More


Bangladesh cannot act if India refuses to return Hasina, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Bangladesh's decision to bring back former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July uprising, depends entirely on India, Foreign A... Read More


4,200kg of concentrated sweetener seized in Chattogram Port

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Customs authorities in Chattogram have seized a consignment of roughly 4,200kg of concentrated sweetener (sodium cyclamate), an item banned for import into Bangladesh, from a contain... Read More