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Rupsha bridge toll plaza blocked over demands of KMP commissioner's dismissal

Dhaka, July 2 -- Protesters demanding the dismissal of Khulna Metropolitan Police (KMP) Commissioner Zulfikar Ali Haidar have blocked the Khan Jahan Ali (Rupsha) Bridge toll plaza. The blockade began... Read More


Dhaka airport authorities take 6 steps to strengthen security

Dhaka, July 1 -- Authorities at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport have announced they are taking six additional steps to strengthen security. The measures were announced by the airport au... Read More


ICT accepts Abu Sayed murder charges, issues arrest warrants against 26

Dhaka, June 30 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has accepted formal charges in the murder of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, during the July Uprising. Arrest war... Read More


Jahangirnagar University suspends student over 'offensive remarks' on prophet

Dhaka, June 30 -- Jahangirnagar University authorities have suspended a student from the Department of Geography and Environment over a social media post deemed derogatory to the Islamic Prophet Muham... Read More


DSE index slips marginally after gaining 162 points in five sessions

Dhaka, June 30 -- After five straight sessions of gains, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) posted a marginal correction, with the benchmark index slipping by a single point and overall turnover easing sl... Read More


Singer Momtaz's 33 minutes in the dock

Dhaka, June 30 -- Folk singer and former Manikganj-2 MP Momtaz Begum has been shown arrested in the murder case of Shawon Mufti, who was killed during the Anti-discrimination Student Movement protests... Read More


Govt 'failed', NCP will issue July Charter, says Nahid

Dhaka, June 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam says the government has failed to announce the July Charter. The party will issue the July Charter itself on Aug 3 alongside the st... Read More


Reform Unity Council rejects threats and appeals, vows to continue 'March to NBR'

Dhaka, June 28 -- Protesting officials of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) have rejected both the Ministry of Finance's appeal for dialogue and the tax agency's threats of disciplinary action, vowi... Read More


Two weeks after Eid, rice prices still straining consumers' budget

Dhaka, June 28 -- Rice prices have remained high for two consecutive weeks following Eid-ul-Azha, with wholesale traders placing the blame on rice mill owners. Although the price of Sonali chicken, w... Read More


Mural of International Mother Language Day pioneer defaced in Cumilla

Dhaka, June 26 -- The mural of Rafiqul Islam, a freedom fighter and key proponent behind the UN recognition of International Mother Language Day, has been vandalised in Cumilla, triggering widespread ... Read More