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Food stocks sufficient to keep Ramadan market stable, says commerce minister

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir has said the government has sufficient food stocks to keep prices of essential commodities stable during Ramadan. Speaking to reporters at... Read More


No security threat surrounding Feb 21 events, says DMP chief

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has said there is no security threat surrounding the observance of Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language... Read More


Slogans raised as activists place Bangabandhu portrait at Awami League's Dhanmondi office gate

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A group of leaders of the banned Jubo Mohila League gathered in front of the Awami League president's political office in Dhaka's Dhanmondi, placing the national flag and a portrait ... Read More


Former Thakurgaon lawmaker Dabirul released on bail

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Dabirul Islam, a senior Awami League leader and former lawmaker for the Thakurgaon-2 constituency, has been released on bail after spending more than one and a half years in custody.... Read More


Driver dies as truck rear-ends another on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A driver has been killed and another injured after a truck crashed into a stationary one from behind on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj. The accident occurred around 5:45am ... Read More


Agriculture minister promises to export agricultural products on 'industrial scale' within a year

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid has announced plans to begin exporting agricultural products on an "industrial scale" within the next year... Read More


Police 'chase down' Hero Alom for arrest over alleged rape

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Police have arrested popular content creator Ashraful Alom, widely known as Hero Alom, in connection with a rape case filed in Bogura. He was detained around 2pm on Thursday from a ... Read More


Chattogram begins citywide billboard removal, mayor says 'no pressure'

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Chattogram City Corporation Mayor Shahadat Hossain has launched an operation to remove illegal billboards, declaring that the port city will be cleared of all such structures. Durin... Read More


Chief Prosecutor Tajul says judicial process at ICT 'will continue'

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam has reaffirmed that the tribunal's judicial proceedings will continue, regardless of the status of the current prosec... Read More


2 BNP leaders arrested over 'assault, looting, fraud' in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Two BNP leaders have been arrested in Lakshmipur's Raipur in connection with multiple cases of assault, looting and fraud, police said. After being arrested on Wednesday, they were ... Read More