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Govt employees resume office after long Eid holiday

Dhaka, June 1 -- Government employees have returned to work after a seven-day holiday for Eid-ul-dzha. They were seen chatting in groups as Eid festivity lingered in the air at the Secretariat on Mon... Read More


Stalled MRT projects bag big Tk 126.49b funds to restart

Dhaka, June 1 -- Stalled mass rapid transit (MRT) projects receive a substantial sum of Tk 126.49 billion in ADP allocations for the upcoming fiscal year as the government vows to construct three Dhak... Read More


Crocodile in Bagerhat's Khan Jahan Ali shrine drags child into pond

Dhaka, June 1 -- An 8-year-old girl has been dragged away by a crocodile while bathing in a pond at the shrine of Sufi saint Hazrat Khan Jahan Ali in Bagerhat. The incident took place around 8pm on M... Read More


Ramisa rape, murder: Case against Sohel, Swapna proceeds to trial

Dhaka, June 1 -- A Dhaka court has indicted Sohel Rana and his wife Swapna Akter in a case over the rape and murder of 8-year-old Ramisa Akter in Dhaka's Pallabi. The Dhaka Metropolitan Child Repress... Read More


Opening scalable value addition path

Dhaka, June 1 -- Reports indicate that the government is drafting a new policy with a stronger push to reduce reliance on imported inputs and develop backward linkage industries, aiming for increasing... Read More


38 killed in road crashes during Eid holiday

Dhaka, June 1 -- A deadly wave of road crashes swept across the country during the Eid-ul-Azha holiday, killing at least 38 people and leaving dozens injured as families rushed home to celebrate the f... Read More


Trump, Putin and Beijing: A glimpse of emerging world order?

Dhaka, June 1 -- Diplomacy often unfolds behind closed doors. But occasionally, world politics is expressed more powerfully through symbolism than agreements. The recent visits of Donald Trump and Vla... Read More


NBR issues warning on fraud rings offering 'jobs for money'

Dhaka, June 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has warned the public to be cautious of fraudsters who are collecting money by falsely claiming they can secure jobs in the Income Tax Wing of the ... Read More


Why technology training must accompany government patronage

Dhaka, June 1 -- The government's renewed focus on the creative economy, that is, artisans, weavers, blacksmiths, musicians, drama artists, painters, and countless other cultural practitioners, is a w... Read More


Police disperse protest at Islami Bank over new chairman appointment

Dhaka, June 1 -- Tensions erupted in Motijheel on Monday morning after police intervened in a protest demanding the removal of the newly appointed chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC. Members of t... Read More