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Digital system launched to streamline repatriation of trafficking, illegal migration victims

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday launched the Repatriation Data Management System (RDMS) to streamline and better coordinate the process of bringing Bangladeshis who fall victi... Read More


Battery maker Jiuzhou Industry accused of Tk 318cr VAT evasion

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The Audit, Intelligence and Investigation Directorate, VAT, Dhaka has detected alleged VAT evasion amounting to Tk 317.92 crore by battery manufacturer Jiuzhou Industry Ltd. Acting ... Read More


Opposition MPs skip discussion on Human Rights Commission Bill

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Opposition lawmakers on Sunday boycotted discussion on National Human Rights Commission Bill, 2026, alleging that the government is pushing the legislation through a "one-sided" proc... Read More


Indian exporters' strike halts trade at Hili land port

Dinajpur, Aug. 30 -- Import and export activities through the Hili land port in Dinajpur have been suspended indefinitely as Indian exporters and C&F agents began a strike on Sunday morning to press f... Read More


Retired teacher dies after falling into empty lift shaft at Hazaribagh

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A retired schoolteacher died on Sunday morning after falling into an empty elevator shaft of a building in Sultanganj Tali Office area of Hazaribagh in the capital. The deceased was... Read More


Pedestrian killed after being run over by bus in Jatrabari; driver held

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A pedestrian was killed after being run over by a bus in the city's Jatrabari area on Sunday morning, with traffic police later detaining the driver while trying to flee. The deceas... Read More


Fire at jhut cotton warehouse at Dhaka's Basabo under control

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A fire that broke out at a tin-shed jhut(scrap) cotton warehouse in Basabo area of Khilgaon in the capital has been brought under control. The fire broke out at 11:58 am, said sourc... Read More


Battery-powered rickshaws to be banned on Dhaka's main roads

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- powered and electric rickshaws will not be allowed to operate on Dhaka's main roads, while registered e-rickshaws carrying up to four passengers will be permitted to run on internal ... Read More


No more "Aynaghar", perpetrators to face justice: President Fakhrul

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday pledged to ensure justice for victims of enforced disappearances, saying Bangladesh would never again allow "Aynaghar" or secret deten... Read More


Teacher's death during mugging attempt: Prime suspect, accomplice arrested

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested prime suspect Md Poni alias Para Poni, along with an accomplice, in connection with the murder of a government primary school headteacher du... Read More