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Government hikes fuel prices by Tk 2 per litre

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- In step with global trends, the government has hiked the domestic price of all fuel types by Tk 2 per litre. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources announced the revisi... Read More


Dhaka metro services suspended after two climb onto roof

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The entire Dhaka metro network has been suspended since 8:15pm after two individuals climbed onto the roof of a metro train. Multiple trains along the line have been stranded as a r... Read More


Hasina 'green-lighted' BDR massacre, Awami League involved as party: commission

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina "gave the go-ahead" to the brutal carnage in the BDR mutiny of 2009 in which 57 army officers were killed, the National Independent Inquiry Commi... Read More


No word from India that 'extradition will begin with Kamal', says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has offered a markedly different account from that of the Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam over the possibility of India beginning extradi... Read More


Tarique can acquire one-day pass inside 24 hours to return to Bangladesh, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman could be issued a one-time pass to return to Bangladesh within a day if he wishes, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said. When a passport is a... Read More


Tarique can acquire one-time pass inside 24 hours to return to Bangladesh, says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman could be issued a one-time pass to return to Bangladesh within a day if he wishes, Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has said. When a passport is a... Read More


Khaleda Zia's condition 'unchanged', says BNP leader Rizvi

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The health of BNP chief Khaleda Zia remains "unchanged" as she continues receiving treatment in Dhaka's Evercare Hospital, according to senior leader Ruhul Kabir Rizvi. Speaking at ... Read More


Election Commission resumes expatriate voter registration in seven countries

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- The Election Commission has resumed the registration of expatriate Bangladeshi voters in seven countries, including Saudi Arabia and Malaysia, after a temporary suspension earlier th... Read More


BNP leader Fazlur Rahman summoned to tribunal over contempt charges

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Fazlur Rahman, an advisor to the BNP chairperson and senior Supreme Court advocate, has been ordered to appear and provide an explanation of the contempt of court charges for his "ne... Read More


Hallmark Group MD Tanvir, jailed for loan fraud, dies while serving sentence

Dhaka, Nov. 30 -- Hallmark Group's managing director Md Tanvir Mahmud has died while serving his prison sentence for a long-standing loan fraud case. Prison authorities reported that he passed away a... Read More