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NCP kicks off 'July March' in Rangpur after visit to Abu Sayed's grave

Dhaka, July 1 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has begun its procession programme in Rangpur after paying respects at the grave of Abu Sayed, the first martyr of the July Uprising. On the first da... Read More


Bank holiday Tuesday, stock market to remain closed

Dhaka, July 1 -- All scheduled banks across Bangladesh will suspend transactions on Tuesday, Jul 1, due to the annual bank holiday, while the stock market will also remain closed as a result. The Ban... Read More


1,690 selected in 44th BCS amid post-Uprising civil service transition

Dhaka, June 30 -- Nearly four years after the circular was published, the final results of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exams have been released, with 1,690 candidates declared successful. ... Read More


NBR officials and employees return to work after protest

Dhaka, June 30 -- Employees at the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have returned to work after a week-long pen-down protest, sit-in demonstrations and two days of a "complete shutdown" programme to pr... Read More


ICT accepts Abu Sayed murder charges, issues arrest warrants against 26

Dhaka, June 30 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has accepted formal charges in the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, during the July Uprising. Arrest war... Read More


Jahangirnagar University suspends student over 'offensive remarks' on prophet

Dhaka, June 30 -- Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended a student from the Department of Geography and Environment over a social media post deemed derogatory to the Islamic Prophet Muham... Read More


DSE index slips marginally after gaining 162 points in five sessions

Dhaka, June 30 -- After five straight sessions of gains, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted a marginal correction, with the benchmark index slipping by a single point and overall turnover easing sl... Read More


Gazipur factory shuts down after worker tortured, killed over theft allegation

Dhaka, June 30 -- A 19-year-old worker has been beaten to death inside a factory in Gazipur after being accused of theft, sparking widespread protests and forcing the owners to declare an abrupt shutd... Read More


Singer Momtaz's 33 minutes in the dock

Dhaka, June 30 -- Folk singer and former Manikganj-2 MP Momtaz Begum has been shown arrested in the murder case of Shawon Mufti, who was killed during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests... Read More


ACC summons six former Election Commission officials over Tk 31.72bn 'lost' in EVMs

Dhaka, June 30 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned six former officers of Election Commission Secretariat in connection with an ongoing investigation into alleged "corruption and irre... Read More