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BB tightens rules on bank shareholding, representative directors

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Thursday issued new directives restricting corporate shareholding in banking companies and setting eligibility criteria for appointing representative directo... Read More


Over 50 injured in clash over football match in Patuakhali

Patuakhali, Sept. 17 -- More than 50 people were injured in a clash between two groups over a football match in Galachipa upazila of Patuakhali on Thursday. According to locals and police, a quarterf... Read More


Woman dies after being pushed during family dispute in Basabo

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- year-old woman has succumbed to head injuries she sustained allegedly after being pushed during a family dispute involving her stepbrother and his wife in the capital's Basabo area.... Read More


DUCSU publishes one-year activity and 'accountability report'

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) has published a report outlining its activities and 'accountability' over the past year, highlighting various initiatives concerning... Read More


World Patient Safety Day: Safe care for life!

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Globally, one in every ten patients is harmed during health care, and around half of that harm is preventable. World Patient Safety Day brings together governments, partners and com... Read More


Profit rate for subscribers to Universal Pension Scheme against investments set at 11.72 percent

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The profit rate for subscribers to Universal Pension Scheme against their investments during the 2025-26 financial year has been set at 11.72 percent, up from the previously announc... Read More


Dengue claims 5 lives, 1,484 hospitalised in 24 hrs

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Five more people died of dengue and 1,484 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death t... Read More


Ferry service remains suspended on Dhawapara-Nazirganj route for 11 days

Rajbari, Sept. 17 -- Ferry services on the Dhawapara-Nazirganj river route in Rajbari district have remained suspended for 11 days due to strong currents in the Padma River, forcing vehicles to take a... Read More


Water recedes, sufferings mount in flood-hit Daulatpur

, Sept. 17 -- Although the water level of the Padma River has started receding in Daulatpur upazila, the sufferings of flood-hit people have increased, with a severe shortage of safe drinking water an... Read More


Enforced disappearances, extrajudicial killings 'almost nil' in six months: Asaduzzaman

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday said incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killing have been "almost nil" during the gover... Read More