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Man killed in Dinajpur road crash

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A 40-year-old man was killed and another person injured when a covered van hit a stationary truck from behind on Dinajpur-Gobindaganj regional highway in Ghoraghat upazila of Dinajpur... Read More


Schools, colleges closed for five days around election

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Primary and secondary schools and colleges across Bangladesh will be closed for five consecutive days surrounding the 13th parliamentary election and referendum. Technical education ... Read More


Polls spur money flows into mkt heightening inflation fear

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Election-centric money flows from and into the banking system surge as Bangladesh goes to the polls soon, with a domino effect on the economy. As the money market and public wallets ... Read More


JS polls: 2,034 candidates to contest

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- A total of 2,034 candidates are contesting in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad (National Parliament) Election and Referendum scheduled for February 12. Md Saiful Islam, director (Operations) ... Read More


National polls: Army, law enforcement agencies deployed from today

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Members of the army and other law enforcement agencies are being deployed across the country from Sunday (today) ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad Election and Referendum scheduled for... Read More


Tarique pledges to restore 'BDR' name

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has said the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will restore the name of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) should the party return to power. On Saturday, he said the BNP pla... Read More


India-EU trade deal: a brief review

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The European Union (EU) and India is signing free trade agreement that both sides have hailed as 'the mother of all deals'. The agreement came together after over nearly two decades o... Read More


First 'Incubation Hub' launched at RU to encourage industry-oriented research

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Rajshahi University (RU) has launched its first-ever 'Incubation Hub' with the aim of transforming university education and research into industry-oriented initiatives, creating entre... Read More


IDRA pushes deep reforms to strengthen insurance sector

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The interim government has launched a sweeping reform agenda for Bangladesh's insurance sector, targeting long-standing governance failures, weak regulation and eroded public trust th... Read More


BRAC Bank hosts BRAC Kumon Book Fair for co-workers' children

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- BRAC Bank hosted a two-day "BRAC Kumon Book Fair" at its Head Office to support the intellectual growth of its co-workers' children and encourage consistent study habits, according to... Read More