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Massive illegal funds abroad unearthed

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh has so far traced nearly Tk40,000 crore worth of assets abroad believed to have been acquired using illegally transferred funds, the Chief Adviser's Press Wing reported on... Read More


CID nears charges in BB reserve heist

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Nationals from at least five countries were involved in the Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist of February 2016, according to senior officials of the Criminal Investigation Departmen... Read More


President's portraits dropped from missions abroad

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh Ministry of Foreign Affairs has instructed its embassies, consulates and diplomatic residences abroad to take down portraits of President Md Shahabuddin, in a move that br... Read More


Inflation surges as rice remains costly

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Rice prices in Bangladesh continue to climb during the full Boro paddy season, despite duty exemptions for importers and falling international prices, raising concerns over food and ... Read More


NBR tightens rules to clear

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that containers destined for Inland Container Depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be moved from ships to the depots on the same day they ... Read More


Voices of Rohingya to echo at Cox's Bazar conference

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman has warned that the Rohingya issue is gradually slipping off the international agenda, and said the interim government is making concerted e... Read More


NCC sends final July charter draft to pol parties

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) has sent the final draft of the July Charter to all political parties, asking them to submit their feedback by 4pm next Wednesday. The commis... Read More


Governor urges ACC not to implicate BB officials

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has written to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) chairman, urging that desk-level officials of the central bank not be implicated in cases ... Read More


CAAB races to open HSIA's 3rd terminal by Feb

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) is scrambling to operationalise the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) by February, as the warranty per... Read More


Savar declared 'degraded air shed'; brick kilns to be restricted from September

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- The government has declared Savar upazila in Dhaka district a "degraded air shed" and announced that, starting September, operation of all brick kilns except 'Tunnel Kilns' and 'Hybr... Read More