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Two arrested over shisha bar murder in city

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The elite force Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two persons for their alleged involvement in murder of businessman Rahat Hossain Rabbi (31) at '360 Degree' Shisha Lounge' i... Read More


Hilsa price hits record high despite rise in supply

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The prices of hilsa have soared to a record high despite a notable increase in supply over the past week. Prices currently range between Tk 1,400 and Tk 3,000 a kilogramme, dependin... Read More


Outline emerges of Putin's offer to end his war in Ukraine

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Russia would relinquish tiny pockets of occupied Ukraine and Kyiv would cede swathes of its eastern land which Moscow has been unable to capture, under peace proposals discussed by R... Read More


Five caught over looting stones in Sylhet

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Police on Friday night arrested five individuals on charges of stealing stones from Sadapathar area in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet. Of them, Kamal Mia, 45, Md. Abu Sayeed, 32, and... Read More


Tk 136b projects await ECNEC nod

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Local Government Division has submitted two major project proposals worth Tk 135.72 billion to expand surface water supply in Dhaka and Khulna city corporation areas. Of the tot... Read More


Govt reviews maiden BD-Bhutan PTA

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The government has decided to review and monitor the implementation of the country's maiden preferential trade agreement (PTA) with Bhutan, aiming to remove trade barriers and expand... Read More


Pick potential countries, regions forthwith for deals on free trade

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh should pick priorities of negotiation and countries or regions signing free-trade agreement (FTA) with which can reap maximum benefits after graduation when the country is... Read More


Rice imports hit nearly $700m in FY25 amid flood losses This season, procurement

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh imported rice worth approximately US$700 million in the last fiscal year (FY25), marking a nearly 2,600 per cent increase over the previous year, according to Bangladesh B... Read More


Fuel oil flows thru Ctg-Dhaka pipeline

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The first ever Dhaka-Chattogram-Dhaka fuel oil transportation through a pipeline began on Saturday with inauguration of the newly-constructed Chattogram-Dhaka line on the day. Energ... Read More


NBR CIC uncovers assets worth Tk 400b laundered abroad

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the NBR has found nearly Tk 400 billion in assets amassed in various countries around the world through money laundering from Bangladesh. CIC ... Read More