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Firearms, ammo seized at Airport Railway Station

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Members of the Bangladesh Army seized a cache of foreign-made firearms, ammunition, and explosives from a train at the Airport Railway Station in the capital on Sunday morning. Acti... Read More


Metro rail operation from Agargaon to Uttara to resume soon: DMTCL MD

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director Faruq Ahmed has said that metro rail services between Agargaon and Uttara will resume soon, though operations on the Agar... Read More


Human chain demands recovery of Tk 45 billion embezzled from Fareast Islami Life Insurance

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Officials, employees, and customers of Fareast Islami Life Insurance formed a human chain on Sunday, demanding the recovery of Tk 45 billion allegedly embezzled from the company and ... Read More


Grameenphone CEO, two officials get bail in fraud case

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Grameenphone Chief Executive Officer Yasir Azman and two senior officials have been granted bail after surrendering before a Dhaka court in a case filed by a former employee alleging... Read More


13pc garment workers yet to receive full minimum wage hike: Study

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Around 13 per cent of surveyed garment workers have yet to fully receive the last minimum wage adjustment, either getting only a partial increase or none at all, according to a new s... Read More


Pedestrian killed as metro rail bearing pad falls in Farmgate

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A pedestrian was killed after a bearing pad from the metro rail structure fell on him in Dhaka's Farmgate area on Sunday afternoon, according to local media reports. The accident oc... Read More


Another youth found dead on staircase

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- Within days of a similar gruesome discovery, another young man has been found dead in Old Dhaka, this time in the Bangshal area, with a GI cable wrapped tightly around his neck, rais... Read More


Depression over Bay deepens, may turn into cyclone within 24 hours

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- A low-pressure system over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a deep depression, with the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warning that it could develop into ... Read More


New govt pay scale may cost Tk 700b more yearly

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- An initial estimate by the National Pay Commission (NPC) suggests the new government pay scale would require around Tk 700 billion more annually, including a hike in pensions, gratui... Read More


Hilsa ban ends, fishermen start sailing for fishing

Dhaka, Oct. 26 -- The fishermen across the country start heading back to rivers and the sea for fishing Hilsha as the 22-day nationwide ban on its catching, transporting, and selling ends last midnigh... Read More