Bangladesh parliament passes bill scrapping duty-free car imports for MPs

Dhaka, April 26 -- Parliament has passed a Bill scrapping the long-standing privilege allowing lawmakers to import luxury vehicles without paying customs duties. Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman moved the... Read More

Govt appoints new DGs to 11 departments, new chairmen to 3 authorities

Dhaka, April 26 -- The government has appointed new directors general to 11 departments and agencies, including the Directorate General of Food and the Department of Environment, as part of an ongoing... Read More

Chief state counsel Kazal says Sagar-Runi probe hit by 'dead end' as taskforce denied access to case records

Dhaka, April 26 -- The court-formed taskforce probing the high-profile murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi is still unable to determine a motive, Attorney General Ruhul Quddus ... Read More

Chief state counsel Kazal says Sagar-Runi investigation goes nowhere as records missing, witnesses out of reach

Dhaka, April 26 -- The court-formed taskforce probing the high-profile murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi is still unable to determine a motive, Attorney General Ruhul Quddus ... Read More

Teacher, classmate in police custody after Dhaka University student's 'suicide'

Dhaka, April 26 -- Munira Mahzabin Mimo, a student in the 2019-20 batch of Dhaka University's Department of Theatre and Performance Studies, is believed to have died by suicide at her home in the capi... Read More

Do not pay attention to question leak 'rumours', says Education Minister Milon

Dhaka, April 26 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has urged students and parents not to pay attention to the "rumours" of question leaks in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equiv... Read More

Measles: 8 more children die in a day

Dhaka, April 26 -- Eight more children with measles or measles-like symptoms have died over the past 24 hours. One of the cases was confirmed to be measles. In its regular measles bulletin on Sunday,... Read More

Fuel Pass to be launched for cars, to start with 'Ka', 'Kha', and 'Ga' series

Dhaka, April 26 -- The digital fuel distribution app "Fuel Pass" has been expanded to include private cars. In a notice, the Energy and Mineral Resources Division said private cars bearing number pla... Read More

Bangladesh forecast: Nor'westers to hit 4 divisions, heavy rain in 3

Dhaka, April 26 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast Nor'wester storms in four divisions, including Dhaka, and heavy rainfall in three divisions. In a warning issued by the ... Read More

Who is Hisham Abugharbieh, suspect in the murders of Bangladeshi students Limon and Bristy?

Dhaka, April 26 -- As investigators in Florida pursue the case involving two missing Bangladeshi students from the University of South Florida (USF), more details are emerging about Hisham Abugharbieh... Read More

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