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BAT posts lowest dividends in its history as its profits plummet

Dhaka, March 7 -- British American Tobacco (BAT), the country's largest tobacco company, is paying only 30 percent cash dividends to shareholders after a collapse in profits. This means shareholders ... Read More


Panic buying of petrol, octane spurs fuel shortages

Dhaka, March 7 -- For the past two days, long queues of vehicles have been seen in front of Dhaka's filling stations. Cars, microbuses and motorcycles have been seen waiting late into the night for pe... Read More


4 die in two separate road crashes in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 7 -- Four people have been killed in two separate road accidents in Dhaka on Friday night. The driver of a CNG autorickshaw and his passenger were killed when a truck rammed their vehicl... Read More


Udichi demands fresh probe into 1999 Jashore bombing

Dhaka, March 6 -- Marking the 27th anniversary of the deadly Jashore bombing, Bangladesh Udichi Shilpigosthi has demanded a fresh investigation into and justice for the victims who were killed during ... Read More


Man 'kills wife and child before taking own life' in Naogaon

Dhaka, March 6 -- A man has allegedly stabbed his wife and child to death before taking his own life following a family dispute in Naogaon's Atrai Upazila. The incident occurred after 12:30am on Frid... Read More


Gas leak blast in Narayanganj causes wall collapses, burns 3

Dhaka, March 6 -- The ground floor wall of a three-storey building has collapsed due to an explosion caused by a leak from a Titas Gas line in Narayanganj. The explosion occurred in a jute warehouse ... Read More


IU teacher's murder: Revenge, administrative rivalry, and a 'premeditated plot'

Dhaka, March 6 -- The brutal murder of Islamic University (IU) teacher Asma Sadia Runa was not a random act of violence but the result of a "premeditated plot" fuelled by administrative rivalry and a ... Read More


Bangladeshi man extradited from Malaysia to US over child exploitation charges

Dhaka, March 6 -- A Bangladeshi national previously charged with child pornography offences in Malaysia has been extradited to the United States, where he faces multiple charges related to child explo... Read More


Two BPC directors made "OSDs"

Dhaka, March 6 -- Two directors of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have been made Officers on Special Duty (OSDs) for "negligence of duty". They were transferred and attached to the Minist... Read More


Two BPC directors transferred

Dhaka, March 6 -- Two directors of the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) have been transferred with immediate effect. They were attached to the Ministry of Public Administration in separate orde... Read More