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Early morning earthquake jolts Bangladesh on Thursday

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- An earthquake has jolted Bangladesh early on Thursday morning. Rubaiyat Kabir, an official at the Seismic Monitoring Centre of the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), said th... Read More


BB governor says businesses will not be closed because of individual's action

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has said no business institution will be shut down because of the actions of an individual. He made the remarks in response to concerns raised... Read More


Govt calls edible oil traders to meeting over price hike, issues show-cause notice

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The government has issued a show-cause notice to edible oil traders over the price hike of their products without the government's approval, says Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin.... Read More


Government amends age guidelines for school admissions

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The government has revised age-related rules for student admission from first to ninth grade in public schools. While the minimum age for first-grade admission remains five to seven ... Read More


Bureaucrats, not businessmen have 'laundered the most money abroad', says Apex Group's Nasim Manzur

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- Bureaucrats, not businessmen have "laundered the most money abroad", says Apex Group Managing Director Syed Nasim Manzur. He also highlighted that the entire business community does ... Read More


BNP to hold nationwide prayers for Khaleda Zia's recovery on Friday

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will organise nationwide prayers in mosques and services in other places of worship on Friday for the speedy recovery of party chief and former ... Read More


Chinese specialists meet Evercare medical board on Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 4 -- A four-member team of Chinese medical consultants has sat with the medical board overseeing the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Dhaka. The second Chinese team arrived at ... Read More


Culvert repair forces single-track train movement, disrupting schedules at Kamalapur

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Services at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station have faced widespread delays after repair work on a culvert in Tejgaon forced all trains to operate on a single track for several hours. ... Read More


Teachers announce 'complete shutdown' of primary schools over pay, promotion demands

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Government primary school teachers in Bangladesh have announced a nationwide "complete shutdown" from Wednesday as part of their ongoing protest over pay and promotion demands. The P... Read More


BNP's Mirza Abbas likens 'rude' political rival to Awami League, calls it 'religion distorter'

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has levelled a sharp accusation against another political party, widely understood to be the Jamaat-e-Islami. He described the group, which he did not n... Read More