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ACC writes to Bangladesh Bank to freeze officers' lockers in vault

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the Bangladesh Bank governor to temporarily freeze the personal lockers its officers have in the bank's vault. Those special lockers may... Read More


Vaccination coverage stagnates for 12 years, 16% of children deprived: study

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- A study has revealed that about 16 percent of children are still deprived of vaccination as the "coverage" of the programme has not increased in over a decade. The study, jointly con... Read More


Minority group spreading 'false' information on communal violence: press secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council is spreading "false" information about minority persecution in the aftermath of the fall of Sheikh Hasina government in a mass up... Read More


More than one million dead voters identified in latest update

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The voter list update process has found information on over 1 million dead voters, who will be removed from the existing record. During the 2022 update, a maximum of 2.2 million dead... Read More


Train services resume from Dhaka after six-hour disruption

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Train services in Dhaka have resumed after a six-hour disruption caused by students of Government Titumir College, who had blocked the railway track in Mohakhali. The students had be... Read More


UK human rights ambassador to visit Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- UK Human Rights Ambassador Eleanor Sanders is visiting Dhaka to discuss rights issues and democracy. The British High Commission in Dhaka announced her arrival on Monday in a press r... Read More


Bangladesh requests Interpol to issue red notice on ex-PM Hasina

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Bangladesh has requested the Interpol to issue a red notice on deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina who has been living in India since she was overthrown in the August uprising. Poli... Read More


Medicine school admission process suspended for students selected under quota

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Directorate General of Medical Education, or DGME, has suspended MBBS admissions for candidates selected under different quotas in Bangladesh's government and private medical coll... Read More


Kuwait keen to hire more female domestic aides from Bangladesh: home advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Kuwait has expressed interest in recruiting more female domestic workers from Bangladesh, Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said. During a meeting with Kuwaiti Ambassador to B... Read More


School girl, 11, goes missing in Dhaka's Adabor, father files police report

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- An 11-year-old girl named Arabie Islam Subha has gone missing from Dhaka's Adabor. She was last seen crossing the road on Sunday evening. Her father, Imran Rajib, reported her disap... Read More