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Former employees besiege Grameenphone HQ over dues

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Former employees of Grameenphone have kept the telecom giant's headquarters under siege since Tuesday morning over demands related to their dues, preventing the current staff inside f... Read More


Hasina murder attempt in Pabna: 9 death row convicts among 47 acquitted by High Court

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The High Court has acquitted all 47 convicts, including nine BNP activists sentenced to death by a trial court, in a case over a bomb attack and shooting on a train carrying Awami Lea... Read More


Government is committed to implementing important labour reforms, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said that the interim government is committed to implementing important labour reforms to take the country's labour laws to ILO standards. He made th... Read More


Full-fledged report of six reform commissions will be released on Feb 8: Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said the complete report of the six reform commissions formed after the political upheaval last August will be released on Feb 8. At a media briefing at D... Read More


Detective police detain former SEC chairman Shibli Rubaiyat in Dhaka's Dhanmondi

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Detective police have detained Shibli Rubaiyat Ul Islam, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. He was apprehended on Tuesday ev... Read More


US Embassy introduces changes to visa application process

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The US visa application process is set to change from Feb 8. In a social media announcement on Monday, the US Embassy in Dhaka notified that "USTravelDocs.com" will be temporarily un... Read More


Inflation falls below 10pc after 4 months, food prices still high

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Bangladesh's overall inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in four months, while food inflation has also eased but remains in double digits. According to updated ... Read More


Yunus seeks Canada's support to recover money laundered from Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought Canada's cooperation in recovering funds siphoned off from Bangladesh to the North American country. He asked for assistance in identifying, f... Read More


Dhaka introduces pink buses with ticket counter system to streamline public transport

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Buses from 21 companies operating via Abdullahpur to different destinations in Dhaka will run on a ticket counter-based system, with all vehicles painted pink. Dhaka Road Transport O... Read More


ACC claims to uncover Tk 352 million in FDR held by Awami League's CRI

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has announced the discovery of a fixed deposit receipt, or FDR, account valued at approximately Tk 352.1 million in the name of the Centre for ... Read More