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Freedom fighter allowance should be higher than that of July warriors: Fazlur Rahman

Sangsad Bhaban, June 25 -- BNP lawmaker Fazlur Rahman on Thursday said the honorarium allowance for freedom fighters to be higher, at least by one taka, than the allowance announced for July warriors ... Read More


Human chain in Sylhet demands reinstatement of former DC Sarower Alam

Sylhet, June 25 -- A human chain and protest rally were held in Sylhet on Thursday, demanding transparency in the financial management of the shrine and dargah of Hazrat Shahjalal (RA) and the reinsta... Read More


No legal bar to foreign investment in deep-sea oil and gas exploration as chamber court stays HC order

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Chamber Court of the Appellate Division on Thursday has ruled that there is currently no legal bar to foreign investment in the exploration of oil, gas and other mineral resource... Read More


British High Commissioner meets Home Minister, discusses issues of mutual interest

Dhaka, June 25 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Sarah Cooke, paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at his office room in the Ministry of Home Affairs at the Bangladesh Secr... Read More


Drug peddler arrested with 5,750 Yaba tablets in Khilgaon

Dhaka, June 25 -- A team of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a drug dealer with 5,750 pieces of Yaba pills during a drive at the slope of Khilgaon Flyover in the capital on Thursday morning. ... Read More


Dhaka records moderate air quality this morning

Dhaka, June 25 -- Dhaka ranked 14th among the world's most polluted cities on Thursday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 88 at 09:18 am. The air quality was classified as 'Moderate', i... Read More


Prof Yunus condoles casualties in Venezuela after twin quakes

Dhaka, June 25 -- Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus, former chief adviser of the interim government, has expressed his profound sorrow over the deaths following the devastating earthquakes in Venezue... Read More


Workers protest in Gazipur over alleged denial of leave to ill employee who later died

Gazipur, June 25 -- Workers staged demonstrations in Sreepur upazila of Gazipur following allegations that a female employee died after being denied leave despite falling seriously ill at work. The p... Read More


172 Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya

Dhaka, June 25 -- A total of 172 irregular Bangladeshi migrants detained at the Ganfuda Detention Centre in Benghazi, Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh early Thursday. The returnees arrived at Ha... Read More


Hasnat condemns proposed budget as 'disconnected from economic realities'

Sangsad Bhaban, June 25 -- National Citizens Party (NCP) lawmaker Md. Abul Hasnat on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the proposed national budget in Parliament, questioning its revenue targets,... Read More