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Surveyor caught taking 'bribe' in ACC sting

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- A surveyor at Dhaka's Lalbagh Revenue Circle has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over an alleged Tk 8 million bribe demand for land demarcation and mutation. Mo... Read More


Shah Rukh Khan greets fans on 61st birthday

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has greeted hundreds of fans from the balcony of his Mumbai residence, Mannat, on his 61st birthday on Monday evening, after keeping admirers waitin... Read More


Police clear burning blockades in Gazipur

Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- Garment workers set fire to tyres and waste while attempting to block the Dhaka-Tangail Highway at two points in Gazipur, but police have moved them off the road. The incidents took ... Read More


Hotel sector lacks long-term vision: Al Amin

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Bangladesh's hotel industry could compete with, and even surpass, hospitality sectors elsewhere in Asia, but it lacks the long-term planning needed to realise its potential, Renaissan... Read More


Clashes erupt in Manipur after 5 Kuki men found dead

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Clashes have erupted in India's Manipur after the bodies of two Kuki men were found days after they went missing in the Kangpokpi district, reports Indian broadcaster NDTV. A day ear... Read More


Amitabh greets fans from behind bulletproof glass

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan has greeted fans gathered outside his Mumbai home on Sunday from behind a protective bulletproof glass screen, amid heightened security following a sh... Read More


Aliza elected unopposed, takes Mishti's seat

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- BNP candidate Aliza Zaman has been declared the unopposed winner in the by-election to a reserved seat for women in the 13th parliament. Returning Officer and Election Commission Joi... Read More


Wage protest: Garment workers, police clash in Ashulia

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Charges and counter-charges between garment workers and police in Savar's Ashulia have erupted into a clash, with police firing tear gas shells. The clashes began after 10am on Monda... Read More


Police block Mirpur garment protest twice, arrest 29

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have stopped garment workers from taking to the roads in Mirpur on the third day of protests over a Tk 30,000 minimum monthly wage, dispersing them twice. On Monday morning, l... Read More


Police chase garment workers off Mirpur roads

Dhaka, Nov. 2 -- Police have dispersed garment workers who tried to take to the streets in Dhaka's Mirpur over their demand for a minimum monthly wage of Tk 30,000. Workers from several factories in ... Read More