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New pay scale will be finalised ahead of schedule, commission head tells chief advisor

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- National Pay Commission chief and former finance secretary Zakir Ahmed Khan has said the new pay scale will be finalised before the six-month deadline. The chairman of the Pal... Read More


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Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Omera Renewable will generate 6MW of solar power within the next six months by using the unused spaces of the Padma Bridge service areas. An agreement on this was signed betwe... Read More


Shot in the chest: Three witnesses tell tribunal about Uprising killings in Chankharpul

India, Sept. 15 -- Three witnesses have appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal to testify about the fatal shooting of a protester during an Anti-discrimination Student Movement at Dhaka's C... Read More


Ex-state minister Babar holds 2-hour meeting with home advisor

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has held a two-hour meeting with Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at the home ministry. Babar, who was jailed from... Read More


Padma Bridge launches e-toll collection process on trial basis

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A modern, non-stop electronic toll collection (ETC) system has launched on Padma Bridge on a trial basis. An ETC allows a customer to pay the toll automatically without stoppi... Read More


Four sent to jail in anti-middlemen drive near passport office

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- A mobile court has sentenced four people arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) to different jail terms following a special anti-middlemen drive in the area adjacent to t... Read More


Sylhet braces for short-term floods as Surma, Kushiyara swell

Bangladesh, Sept. 15 -- Water levels in the Surma and Kushiyara rivers have risen over the last 24 hours and could breach the danger mark in the next three days. As a result, low-lying areas of Sylhe... Read More


BGCS refuses to boycott polls, says 'bad vote' better than 'No JUCSU'

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The Bangladesh Ganatantric Chhatra Sangha (BGCS) has said it will not boycott the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election, arguing that even a "flawed... Read More


Some relief for families as vegetable prices ease slightly after a month

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- After a month of paying eye-watering rates for vegetables, Safayet Hossain is pleased to see an easing of prices in the market. He was able to buy beans, yardlong beans, bottl... Read More


Belt and Road exhibition showcases China-Bangladesh cooperation: commerce advisor

Bangladesh, Sept. 12 -- The two-day Belt and Road Initiative Exhibition has opened in Dhaka with the aim of casting a spotlight on the "joint capabilities" of China and Bangladesh and attracting Chine... Read More