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Battery-powered, pedal-rickshaw drivers standoff, 'riot' in Banani

Dhaka, April 21 -- Drivers of battery-powered and pedal rickshaws have engaged in a standoff amid an initiative to stop the movement of autorickshaws in Dhaka's Gulshan. Battery-run drivers have been... Read More


BMD predicts temperature to rise from Tuesday

Dhaka, April 21 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rainfall in all of the divisions across the country for the next two to three days but with the temperature rising from ... Read More


Forex reserves reach above $21bn after 42 days

Dhaka, April 21 -- Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have once again exceeded above the $21 billion mark after nearly one and a half months. The central bank said on Sunday, the country's reserv... Read More


Bangladesh net FDI rises 29.3pc in Q2, rebounds after political unrest hit Q1

Dhaka, April 21 -- Bangladesh's net foreign direct investment (FDI) has bounced back in the second quarter of the current financial year, rising more than 29.3 percent from a year earlier. There was ... Read More


Razakars grab power while freedom fighters are in jail, says Shajahan Khan

Dhaka, April 21 -- "Razakars", or those who sided with Pakistan during the 1971 Liberation War, have grabbed power while freedom fighters are in jail, said former shipping minister Shajahan Khan, who ... Read More


Former war crimes prosecutor Tureen Afroz shown arrested in murder case

Dhaka, April 21 -- Former war crimes prosecutor Tureen Afroz has been shown arrested in a murder case filed over an incident during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests. Dhaka Metropolit... Read More


BNP agrees to partial independence for MPs under Article 70 of Constitution

Dhaka, April 21 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has proposed a partial change to Article 70 of the Constitution in a meeting with the National Consensus Commission. It said the members of p... Read More


Rain forecast in all districts, amount to vary

Dhaka, April 20 -- As it has been for the past few days, the sky over Dhaka has been cloudy on Sunday morning. As the day has gone on, the sun has yet to emerge completely. The Bangladesh Meteorologi... Read More


Interim government approves long-delayed Bay Terminal development in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 20 -- The interim government has approved an infrastructure development project worth over Tk 135.25 billion for the Bay Terminal in Chattogram, reviving a long-stalled initiative in a re... Read More


Ahmadiyya Muslim group claims families 'forced to denounce their faith'

Dhaka, April 20 -- Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama'at Bangladesh has expressed its "grave concern" regarding a recent incident where about 60 members of the group were allegedly forced to leave their faith unde... Read More