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Bangladesh introduces standalone regulations for C&F agent licensing

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh has introduced a separate set of regulations for issuing customs clearing and forwarding (C&F) agent licences for services provided to importers and exporters. Until now,... Read More


Seat-sharing rift in 11-party alliance: What Islami Andolan says over 'mistrust' in Jamaat's role

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, formed to consolidate the Islamist vote into a "single box", has hit a deadlock over seat-sharing negotiations. Despite consecutive day... Read More


Bangladesh ADP 2025-26 sees only 17.5% implementation in first half, lowest in two decades

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) has recorded its lowest mid-year implementation rate in two decades, with only 17.54 percent of allocations spent in the first six mon... Read More


Students leave Science Lab after announcing blockades at three Dhaka points

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Protesting students have cleared the Science Laboratory zone in Dhaka late Wednesday, ending hours of traffic disruption. They announced fresh blockades simultaneously at three key ... Read More


Election probe report alleges DGFI, NSI officials aided Awami League in 2014, 2018, 2024

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- An interim government-commissioned inquiry into the last three general elections has found that intelligence agencies were "deeply involved" in manipulating the outcomes of the last ... Read More


Bangladesh restores lottery system for IPO share allocation under revised rules

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- The lottery system for allocating shares to investors in initial public offerings has been reinstated in Bangladesh's capital market. Officials of the Bangladesh Securities and Exch... Read More


Come back home if you're brave enough: home advisor to Hasina, Joy

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy should return to Bangladesh before speaking out, if they are brave eno... Read More


Some candidates' provocative statements defy code of conduct, says Mirza Abbas

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Provocative statements by certain candidates constitute violations of the election code of conduct, BNP National Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas says. He made the remarks to r... Read More


Students call blockades at three city locations over Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Students from seven government colleges have announced a blockade at three key locations in Dhaka on Wednesday, pressing a single-point demand for the immediate issuance of a final o... Read More


Students block different Dhaka streets demanding Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Jan. 14 -- Students from different colleges have started staging blockades at different points in Dhaka including Technical intersection, Tantibazar, and Mohakhali Amtoli intersection pressing ... Read More