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Taiyeb slams previous government for tattered state of Teletalk

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Chief Adviser's Special Assistant on Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb has slammed the fascist Awami League regime for the tattered c... Read More


Probe report in Shapla Chattar mass killing case on Nov 12

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Tuesday set November 12 for submitting probe report in crimes against humanity case over the mass killing that took place in the capital'... Read More


Govt to allow onion import to curb price hike: Commerce Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The government will allow onion imports from any country to bring down its soaring prices. Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin announced the decision at a press briefing following a me... Read More


Govt okays proposals to supply 44.40m textbooks, procure 2 LNG cargoes

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The government has approved a proposal to print, bind, and supply 4,044,2491 textbooks for primary school students in grades 1, 2, and 3 for the 2026 academic year at a cost of Tk 2 ... Read More


Efforts underway to reduce reciprocal tariff to 15pc: Commerce Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Commerce adviser Sk Bashir Uddin said efforts are being made to reduce the reciprocal tariff to 15 per cent from the existing 20 per cent. He made this statement at a press briefing... Read More


Palm oil price cut by Tk 19; soybean oil remains unchanged

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The government has cut the price of palm oil by Tk 19 per litre, bringing it down to Tk 150 per litre. The price of bottled soybean oil remains unchanged at Tk 189 per litre. Comme... Read More


520 killed in 506 road accidents in July

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- At least 520 people, including 70 women and 56 children, were killed and 1356 others injured in road accidents last month (July), according to a report of the Road Safety Foundation ... Read More


Bangladesh sets $63.5b export target for FY26

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- The government has set a new export target of $63.5 billion for the current financial year (FY26), aiming for 16.5 per cent growth over the income achieved in the previous fiscal yea... Read More


JCD leader held for running 'torture cell'

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Police have arrested a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) after uncovering a 'torture cell' that he allegedly ran to extort money and assault residents in Tarakanda upazila... Read More


Missing man found buried in Madaripur

Dhaka, Aug. 12 -- Police have recovered the buried body of a van driver, 12 days after he went missing in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district. The deceased, Mizan Sheikh, 45, a resident of Balakan... Read More