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UK-bound passengers refused boarding at Sylhet airport amid eVisa errors

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Several passengers travelling from Sylhet to the United Kingdom have been denied boarding at the airport despite having valid travel documents and tickets. As of Tuesday, at least 14... Read More


Government orders cargo clearance from lighter vessels within three days

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The shipping ministry has ordered importers to clear cargo from lighter vessels within three days or face legal action. The directive came from Shipping Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain at... Read More


Draft education law seeks to end coaching, guidebooks and corporal punishment in five years

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh is moving to overhaul its education system with a new draft law that aims to eliminate private tuition and guidebooks in five years. The proposal outlines stepwise measure... Read More


Bangladesh seals deal with Japan to acquire defence equipment, technology

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- In the final days of its tenure, the interim administration has signed a defence equipment and technology transfer agreement with Japan, marking a significant step in strategic cooper... Read More


A mystical boat ride and a tryst with forgotten revolutionaries!

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Living in Dhaka, most of us become slaves to banal routines. Getting out of it often needs deliberate effort! As for myself, coming out of the work-play-home system is sometimes tri... Read More


BNP says election manifesto 'almost ready', announcement likely Friday

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has said its election manifesto is close to completion and may be unveiled on Friday, subject to final approval. Speaking at the party's Gulsha... Read More


Campaigning descends into street violence in Doulatkhan, prompting intervention by joint forces

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A clash has broken out between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-e-Islami activists in Bhola's Doulatkhan Upazila during election campaigning. The incident, which occ... Read More


Government sacks Biman MD Shafiqur, puts bureaucrat Humaira in charge

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The government has fired Biman Bangladesh Airlines Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer Shafiqur Rahman after his arrest on charges of torturing a child domestic worker. The... Read More


Article 19 warns 'hasty' Media Commission Ordinances threaten freedom of expression in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- International rights organisation Article 19 has expressed concern over the interim government's abrupt release of draft ordinances to establish a National Media Commission and a Broa... Read More


Source tax on savings certificate interest lowered to 5% for investments up to Tk 500,000

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has said interest on National Savings Certificates (NSCs), popularly known as "Shonchoypotro", for investments up to Tk 500,000 will be subject to ... Read More