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Business leaders prod government to sit 'urgently' with agitating NBR staff

Dhaka, June 28 -- A total of 11 business organisations, including the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA), have calle... Read More


Dhaka board allows 8:30am entry to HSC centres to avoid hassle

Dhaka, June 28 -- Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent test takers under the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka will be allowed to enter exam centres earlier than usual ... Read More


Call for unity grows at Islami Andolan rally in Suhrawardy Udyan

Dhaka, June 28 -- Islamist political parties have voiced a collective ambition to emerge as a dominant force in national politics, pushing for unity and sweeping electoral reforms ahead of the general... Read More


Four people die as bus crashes into truck on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway

Dhaka, June 28 -- At least four people have died and 14 others injured in a collision between a bus and a truck in the Hasara Highway Police Station area of the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway. The incident oc... Read More


NBR staff protest pauses import-export operations at land ports

Dhaka, June 28 -- Export, import, cargo delivery and related operations at Bangladesh's land ports have stopped as customs officials joined the "complete shutdown" initiated by National Board of Reven... Read More


Bangladesh sees around 350 lightning deaths each year

Dhaka, June 28 -- Lightning strikes continue to pose a growing threat in Bangladesh, claiming nearly 350 lives every year, with the northeastern districts of Sunamganj, Netrokona and Sylhet identified... Read More


Batighar owner questioned in connection with July movement case

Dhaka, June 28 -- Police have released Dipankar Das, owner of the renowned bookshop named Batighar, following his interrogation in connection with a case related to the Anti-discrimination Student Mov... Read More


'Save the Port, Stop the Corridor' road march reaches Chattogram Port

Dhaka, June 28 -- A road march organised by the "Anti-Imperialist Patriotic People" has reached Chattogram Port, protesting plans to hand over its management to foreign companies. The march made its ... Read More


'Save the Port, Stop the Corridor' road march hopes government will withdraw 'anti-national' decision

Dhaka, June 28 -- The two-day road march to Chattogram Port has ended with hopes that the interim government will retreat from all forms of "anti-national" activities, including involving foreign comp... Read More


One dies, 262 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, June 28 -- Another person has died of dengue while 262 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of patient... Read More