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Rice traders refuse to unload consignments due to high duty at Hili port

, Aug. 14 -- Although rice imports through Hili land port have begun, importers have been refraining from clearing their consignments from customs, fearing heavy financial losses due to high import du... Read More


246 new reform recommendations picked for implementation: Shafiqul Alam

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said a total of 246 new recommendations from 10 reform commissions have been identified as ready for immediate implementatio... Read More


SQC family to seek proof from Foreign Ministry of his 'judicial killing'

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The family of executed BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury will send a legal notice to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday, seeking evidence to support their claim that he wa... Read More


Affiliation of 7 colleges with Dhaka University officially terminated

Dhaka University, Aug. 14 -- The longstanding affiliation of seven government colleges with the University of Dhaka has officially come to an end as all administrative, academic, and financial respons... Read More


Expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Papia, her husband sentenced to 3.5 years jail

, Aug. 14 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced expelled Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband Mafizur Rahman Sumon, to three and half-an-year of imprisonment each in a case fil... Read More


Only GM Quader can lead Jatiya Party, use 'Plough' symbol: Patwary

, Aug. 14 -- Jatiya Party leader Shameem Haidar Patwary on Thursday said there is no scope under the law for anyone other than GM Quader to use the party's electoral symbol 'Plough' or to become its c... Read More


Adviser Farida Akhter 'misspoke': Press Secretary

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter 'misspoke' on the non-disclosure of the draft agreement with the United S... Read More


Khaleda's birthday to be celebrated Friday in low-key manner

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- BNP will observe the 81st birthday of its Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia on Friday in a low-key manner, holding only prayer programmes without cutting any cake. B... Read More


Rahul Gandhi meets 7 'dead' voters removed from Bihar electoral roll

New Delhi, Aug. 14 -- Indian Congress Party leader Rahul Gandhi expressed his gratitude to the Election Commission for a "unique experience" after having tea Wednesday with seven voters from Bihar who... Read More


Death toll from Kashmir flash floods rises to 32, dozens still missing

, Aug. 14 -- The death toll from flash floods in a remote mountain village in Indian-administered Kashmir has climbed to at least 32, officials said Thursday. The flooding, caused by intense rainfall,... Read More