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IMF team to discuss revenue status, reforms with NBR

Dhaka, April 7 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) delegation visiting Dhaka will sit with the National Board of Revenue (NBR) aiming to discuss progress in complying with loan conditions and col... Read More


Bombs with timer discovered in 'Aynaghor': Chief Prosecutor Tajul Islam

Dhaka, April 6 -- Tajul Islam, chief prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), has alleged that time bombs had been planted in the secret detention centres known as Aynaghor to kill inves... Read More


Candidates demand 'roadmap' to resolve 44-47 BCS deadlock

Dhaka, April 6 -- Candidates of the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations have asked authorities to resolve the ongoing deadlock surrounding the 44th to 47th BCS. They demand that the viva of t... Read More


Autorickshaw driver stabbed in Mohammadpur hijacking

Dhaka, April 6 -- A battery-powered rickshaw driver has allegedly been stabbed by hijackers in Dhaka's Mohammadpur while his vehicle was being taken. Police rescued and took the driver to Dhaka Medic... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul off to Singapore for medical check-up

Dhaka, April 6 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum are off to Singapore for medical check-ups. BNP spokesman Shairul Kabir Khan said the two departed on ... Read More


Heatwave to grip Bangladesh until Apr 10, hailstorm likely in some areas

Dhaka, April 6 -- The heatwave sweeping through parts of Bangladesh may continue until Apr 10, the weather office has said, even as hailstorms are likely to hit some areas of six divisions. Meteorolo... Read More


Export growth trims trade deficit to $13.70 billion in 8 months

Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit has narrowed further as exports have outpaced imports. In the first eight months of the fiscal year 2024-25, the gap fell by 4.41 percent from the same pe... Read More


Public works Senior Secretary Hamidur retires after only two days on the job

Dhaka, April 6 -- Md Hamidur Rahman Khan, a senior official of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, has retired after being promoted to the rank of senior secretary only two days ago. Besides th... Read More


Mother-in-law of Coco, Khaleda Zia's younger son, dies

Dhaka, April 6 -- SUF Mukrema Reza, the mother-in-law of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia's younger son the late Arafat Rahman Coco, has died while undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital on Sunday. She ... Read More


Stocks post mixed trend as turnover crosses Tk 4bn after Eid break

Dhaka, April 6 -- Bangladesh's biggest stock market has shown mixed trends on the first trading day after the extended Eid-ul-Fitr holidays. On Sunday, Dhaka Stock Exchange's (DSE) benchmark index DS... Read More