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Former sub-registrar found dead in Kurigram

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Police have recovered the body of former sub-registrar Sahibur Rahman Swapon Pradhan (65) from a waterbody beside the Model Mosque in Nageshwari upazila of Kurigram district. Swapon... Read More


ATM booth, two shops robbed in Patuakhali

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- A gang of armed robbers carried out a series of attacks in Patuakhali town early Saturday, targeting a Fast Track ATM booth of Dutch-Bangla Bank and two shops, leaving one security g... Read More


Tk 1.6m looted from Krishi Bank vault in Khulna

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- A total of Tk 1.6 million has allegedly been looted from the vault of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Rupsha upazila of Khulna after breaking through multiple locks. Police said the incid... Read More


Abysmal potholes in corporate tax payments exposed

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Gross mismatch between the number of registered companies and that of corporate income-tax receipt by the exchequer persists, as the tax returns submitted annually by the former cont... Read More


Suspected militant held as joint forces seize arms, explosives in Rajshahi raid

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Joint forces have detained a man with previous militancy-related arrests after recovering a cache of weapons and bomb-making materials in a raid on a house in Rajshahi city. The ope... Read More


Lalmonirhat flood: Teesta water recedes, miseries mount

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Although water levels in the Teesta River have started to recede the suffering of thousands of flood-hit people continues as waterborne diseases spread in Lalmonirhat district . The... Read More


Govt rejects commerce ministry's plea

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The government has turned down the commerce ministry's plea to provide electricity for the tea industry at subsidised prices. "There is no scope for supplying electricity for tea pr... Read More


DMP launches mobile app GD services

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- All police stations of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) can now provide general diary (GD) filing services online through a mobile app, according to Deputy Police Commissioner (Me... Read More


US vows support to strengthen freedom of judiciary

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Charge d'Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson at the US Embassy in Dhaka pledged on Thursday that the United States would extend its fullest support towards strengthening the independence of... Read More


AL-era mini stadium project cost to leap 73pc

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The cost of an ongoing project initiated during the ousted Awami League government to develop mini stadiums in different upazilas is set to jump by over 73 per cent. The project's f... Read More