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Mobile phone traders block Sonargaon hotel intersection in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Mobile phone traders linked with the "unofficial" handset market have blocked the Pan Pacific Sonargaon hotel intersection in Dhaka. At 6.15pm on Wednesday, Tejgaon Division Additio... Read More


Tarique urges BNP activists to act decisively as future depends on election win

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Tarique Rahman has emphasised that Bangladesh can only be safeguarded if the BNP wins under the Paddy Sheaf symbol in the national elections. On Wednesday, he virtually told party a... Read More


Tarique urges BNP activists to act decisively, warning that Bangladesh's future depends on poll win

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Tarique Rahman has emphasised that Bangladesh can only be safeguarded if the BNP wins under the Paddy Sheaf symbol in the national elections. On Wednesday, he virtually told party a... Read More


Private off-dock strike suspended in Chattogram

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Private off-dock owners have stepped back from their undeclared strike in Chattogram after receiving assurances from the Chattogram Port Authority. They announced a one-month suspen... Read More


Student advisors Asif Mahmud, Mahfuj Alam resign a day before election schedule is expected

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Ahead of the announcement of the election schedule, student advisors Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and Mahfuj Alam have tendered their resignations. On Wednesday evening, the Chief Adv... Read More


Bangladesh cannot act if India refuses to return Hasina, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Bangladesh's decision to bring back former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, sentenced to death for crimes against humanity during the July uprising, depends entirely on India, Foreign A... Read More


4,200kg of concentrated sweetener seized in Chattogram Port

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Customs authorities in Chattogram have seized a consignment of roughly 4,200kg of concentrated sweetener (sodium cyclamate), an item banned for import into Bangladesh, from a contain... Read More


Man found dead in Sylhet with hands, feet and mouth bound

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Police in Sylhet's Beanibazar have recovered the body of a young man suspected to have been killed over a phone-snatching incident. The body, with the victim's hands, feet and mouth... Read More


Asif Mahmud points to Chief Advisor's Office when asked if he has resigned

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- Local Government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has delivered a 16-month account of his work at a press conference, thanking officials and striking a tone that sounded almost val... Read More


ACC files case against Bashundhara chairman over embezzlement of Tk 6bn

Dhaka, Dec. 10 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan over the embezzlement of Tk 6 billion from the National Bank. ACC Directo... Read More