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Bangladesh, Pakistan discuss enhancing sea and air links at JEC meeting

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed has said discussions were held on increasing sea and air connectivity between the two countries at the Joint Economic Commission meeting, held after ... Read More


45 primary headteachers' pay upgraded to 10th grade

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has upgraded the salaries of 45 government primary school headteachers to 10th grade, granting them gazetted officer status. A long legal ... Read More


Court clamps travel ban on ex-wife Samira, actor Don in Salman Shah murder case

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A Dhaka court has issued a travel ban on actor Don and Salman Shah's former wife Samira Haque in connection with the long-running investigation into the popular actor's death. Dhaka... Read More


Disability Rights Watch calls for resignation of social welfare advisor

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Disability Rights Watch has demanded the resignation of the social welfare advisor, accusing her of "wasting time" by not holding discussions with protesters. The organisation, advo... Read More


BGMEA, BKMEA to set up temporary storage at Shahjalal airport for imports

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, in collaboration with the Knitwear Manufacturers and Exporters Association, has initiated the establishment of a tempo... Read More


Cyclone 'Montha' may lash India's Andhra coast on Tuesday evening

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The cyclonic storm Montha, brewing over the Bay of Bengal, is likely to cross the coast of India's Andhra Pradesh on Tuesday evening or night, according to the Bangladesh Meteorologi... Read More


Woman gets 5 years in jail for abusing domestic aide

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced homemaker Parveen Chowdhury to five years of rigorous imprisonment for abusing a teenage house aide in Dhaka's Shewrapara a decade and a half ago. Dhaka ... Read More


BNP planning to form 'grand alliance' ahead of national election: Salahuddin

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- The BNP is "thinking of forming a grand alliance" ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections, says Salahuddin Ahmed, a member of the party's National Standing Committee. He made the ... Read More


Former mayor Atiqul now arrested in case over trader's murder

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Former Dhaka North mayor Atiqul Islam has been placed under arrested in another case, this time over the killing of trader Tajul Islam during the July Uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan M... Read More


Remittances surpass $2 billion in first 25 days of October

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Expatriate Bangladeshis have sent over $2 billion in the first 25 days of October, maintaining the upward trend in remittance inflow. A review of Bangladesh Bank data shows on Sunda... Read More