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Ctg gas explosion death toll rises to 4 as another victim dies

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The death toll from a gas explosion at a Halishahar home in Chattogram has climbed to four, with another victim succumbing to burn injuries. Ashura Akter Pakhi, 30, died at the Nati... Read More


Ctg gas blast toll rises to 2 as teen dies a day after mother

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A teenage boy has died a day after his mother succumbed to burn injuries from a gas explosion at a flat in Chattogram's Halishahar, raising the death toll in the incident to two. Th... Read More


More than 78,000 teachers apply for 13,500 MPO school lead posts

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A fierce competition is shaping up across Bangladesh's private education sector as 78,711 teachers vie for 13,559 leadership posts in MPO-listed institutions. The applications were ... Read More


ECNEC, two cabinet committees on purchase, economic affairs restructured

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has reconstituted the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC), the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase, and the Cabinet Committee on Economic... Read More


Three central bank officials 'immediately transferred' after show-cause notices

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The Bangladesh Bank has ordered immediate transfer (stand release) of three officials who received show cause notices for breach of discipline. The central bank had served them the ... Read More


Shafiqur asks whether president will reconcile 'conflicting accounts' on Hasina's resignation

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has accused President Mohammed Shahabuddin of "withholding key details" about the dramatic events of Aug 5, 2024, and the resignation of Sheikh ... Read More


Government reassigns two secretaries as Sanwar returns to PSC Secretariat

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has reassigned Md Sanwar Jahan Bhuiyan, secretary at the Ministry of Labour and Employment, back to the Public Service Commission (PSC) Secretariat after five months. ... Read More


PM orders public-private partnerships to relaunch weak, closed industries

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered ministries to take steps to reopen dwindling and closed industries in partnership with private entrepreneurs. Atiqur Rahman Rumon, the prim... Read More


Businessman to be grilled for five days over 'raping' police officer

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- A Dhaka court has ordered a businessman to be questioned for five days in a case filed by a police officer on charges of rape and fraud. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mahbub Alam is... Read More


Mirpur road blocked for 1.5 hours as workers demand unpaid wages, overtime bills

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Workers of a readymade garment factory in Mirpur's Pallabi have demonstrated by blocking the road for one and a half hours demanding their unpaid wages and overtime allowances. Seve... Read More