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ACC files 2 cases against ex-Jessore-1 MP Sheikh Afil Uddin, wife

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday filed two separate cases against former Jessore-1 MP Sheikh Afil Uddin and his wife Tahera Sobha, accusing them of amassing wealth worth about T... Read More


IGP orders strict action against extortion, drugs

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Baharul Alam on Sunday instructed field-level police officers to take tough action against extortion, robbery and drug-related crimes. Speaking at ... Read More


Burimari Express train to start operation within 180 days: Minister

, Feb. 22 -- New Burimari Express train service will begin operating from Burimari within the next 180 days, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu said on Sunday. He made the anno... Read More


BERC slashes furnace oil price by Tk 15.90 per litre

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Sunday reduced the retail price of furnace oil supplied by the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) by Tk 15.90 per litre, eff... Read More


Teesta River management project to begin soon, hopes Chinese envoy

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said Dhaka and Beijing have been engaged in long-standing discussions over the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoratio... Read More


Any attempt to undermine Dhaka-Beijing ties will fail: China

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Praising Bangladesh's 'Bangladesh First' policy, Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Sunday said any attempt to undermine cooperation between China and Bangladesh, or with an... Read More


4 get life term for rape in Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- A Dhaka court on Sunday sentenced four people to life imprisonment for violating a young girl at Kamrangirchar in Dhaka in 2009. Dhaka Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribu... Read More


Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 by-election to by April 14: EC Masud

, Feb. 22 -- The Election Commission will hold by-elections to two parliamentary seats -- Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3-- by April 14 next, said Election Commissioner Rahmanel Masud on Sunday. "The by-elect... Read More


Work first, words later, says Amir Khosru

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said his priority would be to focus on work rather than making premature statements. "We want to talk less and work more," h... Read More


China (Hong Kong) firm to invest $19.59m in RMG factory at Uttara EPZ

Dhaka, Feb. 22 -- Tianford Bangladesh Textile Co., Ltd., a China (Hong Kong)-based company, has signed a land lease agreement with the Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) to establish... Read More