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Government mulls onion imports as prices double

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The government is considering opening imports of onions as prices have suddenly surged towards the end of the harvesting season. Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin hinted at the mo... Read More


ACC prosecutes S Alam, 66 others over 'misappropriating' Tk 104.7 billion

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has brought charges of misappropriating Tk 104.7 billion against businessman Saiful Alam, better known as S Alam, alongside 66 others from the Islami Ba... Read More


Advisor Jahangir says Army personnel with executive powers will stay in the field as before

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said the government's plan to withdraw 50 percent of Army personnel deployed with executive magistracy powers from the field will not be imple... Read More


High Court grants bail to ex-Narayanganj mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in 5 cases

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The High Court has granted bail to former Narayanganj City Corporation mayor Selina Hayat Ivy in five cases, including the murder case of a garment worker during the July Uprising pro... Read More


Govt to buy Aman rice at Tk 50 per kg

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The government has set a target of procuring 700,000 tonnes of rice for the upcoming Aman season, raising the price by a maximum of Tk 3 per kg compared to last year. The decision wa... Read More


Fire at Mohammadpur garage sparked by 'bomb attack', police say

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- Police have uncovered initial evidence that a fire that broke out at a car garage in Dhaka's Mohammadpur was sparked by a crude bomb thrown from a motorcycle. The incident occurred a... Read More


Fire engulfs multiple vehicles in Mohammadpur garage

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- A fire has broken out late in the night in a vehicle garage along the embankment in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, destroying several cars. Locals reported seeing multiple vehicles ablaze aroun... Read More


Waking to chaos: Dhaka mornings descend into gridlock as markets seize the streets

Dhaka, Nov. 9 -- The weekday morning rush in Dhaka is a familiar spectacle -- parents racing to drop children at school, commuters hurrying to offices, and endless traffic queues stretching across the... Read More


Local entrepreneurs fear telecom sector 'slipping into foreign hands'

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Local entrepreneurs have raised alarm over the interim government's draft telecom policy, warning that it could hand the sector almost entirely to foreign companies. They say the pla... Read More


Two men on motorcycle hurled crude bombs at Dhaka's Kakrail church: police

Dhaka, Nov. 8 -- Police say two men riding a motorbike threw what appeared to be crude bombs at the gate of St Mary's Cathedral Church in Dhaka's Kakrail. However, authorities are yet to confirm the ... Read More