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PM chairs meeting on easing Dhaka's traffic congestion

, March 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday chaired a meeting to address traffic congestion in the capital and discuss measures for modernising the city's traffic management system. The me... Read More


PM orders ministry to arrange loan support for outbound students

, March 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities concerned to facilitate loans for students intending to pursue higher studies abroad. State Minister for Expatriates' Welfar... Read More


Ex-MP Masud Uddin Chowdhury shown arrested in human trafficking case: DB

, March 24 -- MP Lt Gen (retd) Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested in a human trafficking case filed with Paltan Police Station. He was sent to court a court with a five-day remand prayer, said DMP Additi... Read More


Indemnity Ordinance for July uprising to be adopted as bill: Home Minister

, March 24 -- A parliamentary special committee on Tuesday agreed to recommend that the indemnity ordinance issued to provide legal protection to people including students who participated in the July... Read More


LSD seized from train in Kushtia

, March 24 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members seized Indian LSD during a drive on a Dhaka-bound train in Kushtia, officials said on Tuesday. According to a BGB press release, tipped off, a spec... Read More


2 killed in Natore road crash

, March 24 -- Two people were killed and five others injured when a truck rammed into a battery-run easy-bike and ploughed through a shop on the Lalpur-Ishwardi regional highway in Lalpur upazila of N... Read More


Man hurt in Gopalganj crude bomb blast

, March 24 -- year-old man suffered burn injuries in an explosion allegedly while making crude bombs at Nilfa Bazar in Tungipara upazila of Gopalganj district on Monday. The injured was identified as... Read More


IMF programme on track, next review due in July: Finance Minister

Dhaka, March 24 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said Bangladesh's ongoing programme with IMF remains on track with the next review scheduled for July as the government adva... Read More


Trade through Benapole port resumes after 7-day Eid holiday

Jashore, March 24 -- Petrapole land port resumed on Tuesday morning after a seven-day suspension for Eid holidays. The port remained closed for seven consecutive days from Tuesday to Monday on the oc... Read More


Fuel supply disrupted due to surge in demand: Energy Minister

Dhaka, March 24 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday said the normal fuel supply system has been disrupted due to an unexpected surge in consumer demand. The ... Read More