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Injured BGB personnel airlifted to Dhaka CMH

, Oct. 13 -- The injured member of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), who was injured in a land mine explosion in Bandarban, was airlifted to Dhaka Combined Military Hospital (CMH) by a BGB helicopter on ... Read More


Strict action to be taken against biased conduct during polls: DMP Commissioner

, Oct. 13 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali on Sunday warned that strict departmental action will be taken against any police officer found to be engaging in b... Read More


Prof Yunus urges IFAD to create Social Business Fund for young agri-entrepreneurs in Bangladesh

Rome (Italy), Oct. 13 -- Chief Adviser, Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to establish a social business fund aimed at supporting young agricultu... Read More


Civil society urges timely and equitable support for fishers during fishing ban period

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Civil society representatives on Sunday demanded timely and equitable support for small-scale fishing communities during the fishing ban, calling for alternative livelihoods and stro... Read More


Man killed after asking borrower for money in Jurain

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A man was stabbed to death allegedly over a loan dispute in the Jurain Bagicha Bazar area under Shyampur Police Station in the capital on Monday. The deceased was identified as Md S... Read More


Bangladesh receives $1.18 billion as remittances in 12 days of October

, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh received US$1.18 billion in inward remittances in 12 days of October. According to the Bangladesh Bank's latest remittance update, the expatriates sent $1.18 billion as remitt... Read More


Bangladesh trapped in climate debt with $80 per capita:Speakers

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh is facing a climate debt of about $80 per capita, more than three times the average of least developed countries (LDCs), speakers said at a meeting on Monday. Speakers sa... Read More


Bottled edible oil price goes up by Tk 6 per litre

, Oct. 13 -- The price of edible oils in the country has increased, with bottled soybean oil rising by Tk 6 per litre, loose soybean oil by Tk 8 per litre and palm oil by Tk 13 per litre. On Monday e... Read More


Ispahani owner agrees to recall a batch of substandard Ispi drink, gets bail

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A Dhaka court dealing with food fraud on Monday granted bail to the proprietor of Ispahani Foods Limited, Mirza Salman, after he promised to recall from the market all unsold product... Read More


Jahangirnagar University suspends 16 students over ragging of freshmen

, Oct. 13 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) has temporarily suspended 16 students from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology over allegations of ragging first-year students of the 54th b... Read More