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Traffic bottleneck piles misery on Eid-break returnees as offices reopen Sunday

Dhaka, June 14 -- After an extensive 10-day public holiday for Eid-ul-Azha, government offices, banks, and financial institutions across Bangladesh are set to reopen on Sunday as holidaymakers stream ... Read More


Yunus-Tarique talks deliver London breakthrough, sets stage for February election

Dhaka, June 14 -- In a rare display of political detente, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman came face-to-face in London for a long-anticipated meeting that may have... Read More


Yunus leaves London for Dhaka after four-day official visit

Dhaka, June 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has left London for Dhaka, wrapping up a four-day official visit that included meetings with Kins Charles, British officials, lawmakers, and BNP Acting C... Read More


Police won't carry 'heavy lethal weapons', says home advisor

Dhaka, June 14 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that regular police forces will no longer carry heavy-duty lethal firearms. "By lethal weapons, I mean heavy arms will no longe... Read More


Men clad in RAB uniforms rob Tk 10mn from Nagad distributors in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 14 -- Armed men wearing uniforms resembling those of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have made off with over Tk 10.8 million from a distributor of mobile financial service Nagad in Dhaka'... Read More


Protesting workers block convoy of two advisors in Sylhet's Jaflong

Dhaka, June 14 -- Stone and sand extraction workers have blocked the convoy of two advisors to the interim government on their way back from an inspection visit to Sylhet's Jaflong. The incident took... Read More


Bangladeshis trafficked to Russia and forced into war with Ukraine, says CID

Dhaka, June 14 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested a man for "trafficking" Bangladeshis to Russia with promises of lucrative jobs and then forcing them to join the Ukraine war.... Read More


14km tailback snarls traffic on Dhaka-Tangail Highway as Eid holidaymakers return

Dhaka, June 14 -- A tailback stretching 14km has formed on the Dhaka-Tangail-Jamuna Bridge highway, causing untold suffering for people returning to the capital after spending the Eid holidays with th... Read More


Bangladesh Bank governor thanks UK agency for 'seizing' former minister's assets

Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has thanked the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) for seizing assets allegedly linked to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed. The... Read More


National eye hospital operations in full swing after 17-day closure

Dhaka, June 14 -- The National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital has resumed services after a 17-day disruption due to clashes between a group of patients injured during the July Uprising and ho... Read More