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Digital bank licence rules tightened, 3-year business track record now mandatory

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank has introduced major changes to its digital banking policy, preventing any company without at least three years of continuous business operations from applying f... Read More


Nazrul remembered with songs, floral tributes on death anniversary

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh is paying tribute to its national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam with songs, discussions, and flowers on his 49th death anniversary. On Wednesday, family members and admirer... Read More


Engineering students block Shahbagh for 2nd day to push for three-point demands

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology and several other engineering universities are blocking Dhaka's Shahbagh intersection for a second consecut... Read More


Case filed against DUCSU VP hopeful Jalal over attempted murder

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- A case has been started against Jalal Ahmed, an independent Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president candidate, accusing him of attempting to murder his r... Read More


Several injured as Jamaat, BNP clash in Chattogram's Banshkhali

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- At least five people have reportedly been injured in a clash between activists of the BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, in Chattogram's Banshk... Read More


1,035 students cleared to run for 13 posts in DU hall council polls

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- The final list of candidates for the Dhaka University hall council election slated for Sept 9 has been published. According to a press release from the university's Public Rela... Read More


Police seek to keep DUCSU VP candidate Jalal in prison over roommate 'murder attempt'

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Police have sought to keep Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president candidate Jalal Ahmed, widely known as "Jwalamoy Jalal", in jail following his arrest ... Read More


Why should TikTok star Prince Mamun's bail not be scrapped in Laila 'murder attempt', court asks

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- A Dhaka court has asked why TikTok personality Abdullah Al Mamun, better known as Prince Mamun, should not have his bail cancelled in a case filed by social media figure Laila A... Read More


Govt forms panel with four advisors to review demands of BSc, diploma engineers

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- The Cabinet Division has formed an eight-member committee to assess the demands of BSc degree and diploma holders in the engineering sector and to make recommendations. The Chi... Read More


Nagad to be privatised in 3-4 months, says BB governor Ahsan H Mansur

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur says that mobile financial service Nagad, currently a state-run enterprise, will be privatised and a new investor is being sought for thi... Read More