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Mobile phone traders clear Agargaon roadblock after BTRC assures on import, NEIR issues

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- After daylong protests in Agargaon, mobile phone traders have cleared the roads following assurances from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) that their dema... Read More


Students hold night protest outside Shikkha Bhaban over Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Students demanding the issuance of the proposed Dhaka Central University ordinance have continued their sit-in outside the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education building on Ab... Read More


42.5mn Bangladeshi children received typhoid vaccine, says UNICEF

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh Rana Flowers has said more than 42.5 million children in Bangladesh have been given the typhoid vaccine. In a statement, UNICEF said the Typhoid C... Read More


TIB says interim administration failed to take stand against corruption

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh chief Iftekharuzzaman has said the interim government failed to take a stand against corruption. Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of the loca... Read More


Tarique recalls horrors of 1971, urges vigilance against looming threats

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has cautioned against certain individuals and groups frequently mentioned in social media and public discourse as figures the nation witnessed engag... Read More


Lawyer Shishir Manir faces charges of 'hurting religious sentiments' over Puja, fasting remarks

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A case has been filed against lawyer Shishir Manir for allegedly hurting religious sentiments by commenting that fasting and Puja (the act of idol worship) are "two sides of the same ... Read More


Court sends suspect to jail over supplying 'substandard' KitKat chocolate

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court handling food fraud cases has sent a suspect to jail in a case filed for marketing KitKat chocolate that reportedly came out substandard in a government laboratory test.... Read More


Salman F Rahman, his brother face fraud allegations from Beximco Aviation pilots

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A Dhaka court has taken into consideration a fraud complaint against Salman F Rahman, vice-chairman of Beximco Group, his brother ASF Rahman, the conglomerate's chairman, and four oth... Read More


Attempts being made to divide people 'in the name of religion', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- A certain group has been "creating divisions in the name of religion in the country," says BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the remark at a discussion on Su... Read More


Bangladesh inflation edges up again to 8.29% in November

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Bangladesh's inflation rate has increased once again, hitting 8.29 percent in November. The increase was mainly driven by higher food prices, according to data released by the Bangla... Read More