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Policeman arrested for 'leaking' CMP commissioner's wireless order

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A policeman has been arrested in Chattogram for allegedly leaking a confidential radio message from the city's police commissioner instructing officers not to go on duty without... Read More


Biman reports record Tk 9.37 billion profit in 2024-25 fiscal year

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- State-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reported an unaudited profit of Tk 9.37 billion for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The national carrier has described the figure as a milest... Read More


DUCSU elections: Islami Chhatra Shibir announces panel

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has announced a full panel of 28 members running in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections. ... Read More


Court grants CID five days to question MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court has placed MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi on a five-day remand for questioning by the Central Investigation Department in a case over the murder of Asadul Haque B... Read More


AKM Shahnawaj takes charge as acting managing director of Dhaka Bank

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Dhaka Bank board has appointed AKM Shahnawaj as acting managing director after former managing director Sheikh Mohammad Maroof stepped down. Shahnawaj, who had been serving... Read More


DUCSU polls: Chhatra Dal yet to finalise panel, three eye VP post

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- On the final day for collecting nomination forms for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, all major student organisations submitted full panels, but th... Read More


Second Teesta Bridge to open on Aug 20, cutting Dhaka-Kurigram route by 135km

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The long-anticipated second Teesta Bridge is set to open on Aug 20, bringing a major boost to road connectivity between Gaibandha and Kurigram and reducing the distance on the D... Read More


Prices of small-cap firms rise sharply on DSE

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Shares of several small-cap companies with histories of controversy and alleged irregularities have surged, dominating the top gainers' list at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). ... Read More


Election roadmap finalised, no worries over law and order, says EC

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission has finalised a draft action plan for the upcoming parliamentary election and will publish the full roadmap this week, according to the commission's Seni... Read More


ACC prosecutes Mazumder, 20 others over Tk 8.58bn EXIM Bank 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted former EXIM Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and 20 others over the alleged embezzlement and laundering of Tk 8.58 billion, app... Read More