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Shipping agent licence rules revised, exam requirement dropped

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the requirement for written and oral examinations for shipping agent licences linked to customs stations at sea ports and inland rive... Read More


Sukumar Barua, whose rhymes shaped the childhoods of generations, dies at 87

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Celebrated rhymester Sukumar Barua has died under hospital care at the age of 87. He passed away at 6:55am on Friday at a private hospital in Gahira of Chattogram's Raozan Upazila. ... Read More


Zaima, family members offer prayers at Khaleda's grave amid tight security

Dhaka, Jan. 2 -- Family members of BNP chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia have paid their respects at her grave, offering prayers. Khaleda's granddaughter Zaima Rahman, along with othe... Read More


'All of Bangladesh has become my family,' says BNP leader Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed gratitude to the millions of people who paid their respects to his mother, former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, duri... Read More


Man hacked to death in Dhaka's Hazaribagh

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A man has been killed in a suspected stabbing attack in Dhaka's Hazaribagh area. Following a 999 call, police found the victim, identified by a single name as Shipon, lying in a pool... Read More


Jamaat tries to thaw ties with BNP, suggests post-poll talks to 'work together'

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has said the party wants to continue working with the BNP "in the national interest", and is seeking talks after the February election but before... Read More


'Feroza' stands silent, emptiness engulfs house next door too

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- A heavy, unfamiliar stillness has settled over "Feroza" in Dhaka's Gulshan, the house where former prime minister Khaleda Zia spent the last 13 years of her life. Even the home next ... Read More


3 die in road accidents in Dhaka's Mouchak, Khilgaon

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Three people have been killed in seperate road accidents in Dhaka. Two of them died when an autorickshaw and a motorcycle collided head-on near the Mouchak Flyover, while a policeman... Read More


Another one bites the dust as NCP leaders quit over electoral alliance with Jamaat

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Two leaders have resigned from the National Citizen Party (NCP) after raising objections to the party's proposed electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami. Mushfiq Us Salehin, joint me... Read More


After months of freeze, depositors begin withdrawing funds from merged banks

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Depositors of five private Shariah-based banks, which were recently merged to form the Sammilito Islami Bank, have begun withdrawing their savings. Depositors gaining access to their... Read More