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Laldia Container Terminal construction set to begin Sunday

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The construction of the Laldia Container Terminal at Chattogram Port, one of Bangladesh's largest public-private partnership (PPP) investments involving more than US$550 million, wil... Read More


No one above law in enforced disappearance cases: Rizvi

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Saturday said no individual or institution should remain above the law and called for impartial investigations and justice ... Read More


PM pledges to fulfil aspirations of martyrs, victims of democratic movements

, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday pledged that his government would make its utmost efforts to fulfil the aspirations of those who sacrificed their lives or suffered injuries in t... Read More


Wall Street week ahead: The market eyes the monthly jobs report

, Aug. 29 -- Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs market. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its July report focusing on job openings and turnover... Read More


Govt raises rewards for information on looted, illegal arms

, Aug. 29 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday announced increased cash rewards for people providing information leading to the recovery of looted and illegal firearms as part of intensified ... Read More


Gold price falls by Tk 7,115 per bhori after four hikes

, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has cut gold prices by Tk 7,115 per bhori after four consecutive increases, setting the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,40,628 per bhori including ... Read More


PM hands appointment letters to 74 from families of enforced disappearance, July uprising victims

, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 74 people from families of victims of enforced disappearances, murders and the July mass uprising. At a cerem... Read More


Man hacked dead 'by son-in-law' in Gazipur; accused surrenders

, Aug. 29 -- A septuagenarian man was hacked to death allegedly by his son-in-law at his shop in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Majid Morol, 70 of Jama... Read More


Police recover 9 sacks of cannabis after microbus crashes into pond in Brahmanbaria

Brahmanbaria, Aug. 29 -- Police on Friday recovered nine sacks of smuggled Indian cannabis from a microbus that plunged into a pond during a high-speed chase in Kasba upazila. The incident occurred i... Read More


BNP's failure would harm Bangladesh, not just party: Sarjis

CHANDPUR, Aug. 29 -- If the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gradually derails and moves toward failure, the consequences will harm the entire country, not just the party itself, warned Sarjis Alam,... Read More