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Bangladesh rules out artificial hilsa farming without policy approval

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The interim government has not granted approval for hilsa cultivation through artificial or controlled means, according to the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock. The ministry issue... Read More


Tougher economic challenges lie ahead for next government, says finance advisor

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The interim government has managed to keep the economy relatively stable and faced many challenges, but the challenges ahead are even bigger, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin A... Read More


Court cancels Purbachal plot allotments to Hasina's niece Ruponti, nephew Bobby

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the cancellation of plot allotments in the Purbachal New Town project awarded to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's nephew Radwan Mujib Siddique Bobby and... Read More


Bangla Academy president 'disappointed' by missed Feb 1 opening of Ekushey Book Fair

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Bangla Academy President Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq has voiced regret over the Ekushey Book Fair not starting on the first day of the month of the Language Movement this year. He inaugur... Read More


Tarique Rahman urges women to decide how to respond to parties that 'insult' them

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- BNP chief Tarique Rahman has urged women to decide how to respond to political parties that "disrespect" them, warning that a country cannot be "safe" in the hands of those who lack r... Read More


Transport restrictions imposed across Bangladesh for Feb 12 election, referendum

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- The Election Commission has announced restrictions on the movement of several types of vehicles across the country ahead of the election and referendum. According to the directive, t... Read More


Shamila seeks votes for Tarique at Korail slum courtyard gathering

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Syeda Shamila Rahman, wife of Arafat Rahman Koko, has sought votes for her brother-in-law BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman at a courtyard meet-up in the capital's Korail slum in Dhaka. Sh... Read More


Bobby, Ruponti now get jail terms alongside Hasina and Tulip in Purbachal plot graft cases

Dhaka, Feb. 2 -- Ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sentenced to jail in two more cases over corruption involving plot allocations to her family. This time, her nephew Radwan Mujib Siddique ... Read More


SC rulings dash election hopes of BNP's Munshi, Gafur as Mobasher stays in the race

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court has rejected appeals by two Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) candidates seeking to contest upcoming parliamentary elections, while allowing another BNP nominee to ... Read More


Chittagong Port operations paralysed as workers observe second day of work stoppage

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Dock workers and terminal staff have continued their work stoppage for a second consecutive day to protest the handover of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) to the UAE-based fi... Read More