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ACC to sue Orion Group chairman, 11 others over embezzlement

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday decided to file a case against 12 people including Orion Group Chairman Mohammad Obaidul Karim and 11 top bank officials of Mercantile Bank ove... Read More


BNP condemns killing of Musabbir, demands action

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday condemned the killing of Swechchhasebak Dal leader Azizur Rahman Musabbir and demanded stern action against the miscreant... Read More


Govt to cap prices of 295 essential medicines to ease healthcare costs

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The interim government on Thursday decided to fix the prices of 295 essential medicines in Bangladesh, making it mandatory for all pharmaceutical companies to sell these drugs at gove... Read More


Summit to set up large data centre in Bangladesh within a year, Aziz Khan to Nikkei Asia

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Capitalising on the rapidly growing demand for artificial intelligence and cloud services, Summit Group plans to establish a large-scale data centre in Bangladesh within the next year... Read More


Govt confident of fair election amid concerns over DC appointments

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The government on Thursday expressed confidence that a free, fair and impartial election can be held despite concerns over the experience of district administrators (DCs) appointed be... Read More


Bangladesh, Germany sign grant agreements worth €21.77 million

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The governments of Bangladesh and Germany on Thursday signed grant agreements worth a total of €21.77 million for five projects proposed by the German development agency GIZ. T... Read More


US entry decision on Bangladesh unfortunate but not unusual: Touhid Hossain

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said the latest decision taken by the US administration against Bangladesh is very unfortunate that hurt them but he thinks such ... Read More


US entry decision on Bangladeshis unfortunate but not unusual: Touhid Hossain

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday said the latest decision taken by the US administration against Bangladesh, among a group of countries, is very unfortunate and e... Read More


Govt seeks tax relief on LPG to ease supply crisis and curb rising costs

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Energy and Mineral Resources Division has urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to revise the existing VAT and tax structure on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) imports and local... Read More


EC opens law and order coordination cell ahead of February-12 elections

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The Election Commission (EC) has opened a law and order coordination cell to receive any allegation or information related to violation of electoral codes, electoral irregularities an... Read More