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Jamaat chief Shafiqur visits Khaleda at Evercare Hospital

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has paid a visit to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital. Shafiqur arrived at the hospital around 10pm on Tuesday. "Everything is i... Read More


Bangladesh moves to buy 220,000 tonnes of US wheat

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Bangladesh is set to purchase another 220,000 tonnes of wheat from the United States under a government-to-government arrangement, at a total cost of Tk 8.42 billion. Each tonne of w... Read More


Government secondary school teachers suspend strike

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Government secondary school teachers have suspended their ongoing work stoppage, which was held over four demands including salary scale for ninth grade and the formation of an indepe... Read More


CID inspects Rayerbazar graves before exhuming Uprising victims

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The Crime Investigation Department (CID) has "nearly completed" preparations to exhume unidentified bodies buried during the July Uprising that led to the fall of the Awami League gov... Read More


Government plans tariff overhaul, incentives to boost smartphone sales, says Taiyeb

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The surge in illegal smartphone imports has reduced domestic sales by 20 percent, prompting the government to plan a comprehensive "tariff restructuring" for both imports and local pr... Read More


Police press charges in court over 106 July Uprising cases

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Police have submitted chargesheets in 106 cases over killings and violence during the July Uprising across Bangladesh. Of these, 31 are murder cases and 75 fall under other sections,... Read More


Badiul Alam flags 7 obstacles to free, fair general elections

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- SHUJAN Secretary Badiul Alam Majumdar has outlined seven major 'obstacles' on the path to free, fair, and credible elections. The obstacles are, he explained, criminalisation in the ... Read More


Primary teachers' group warns of locking schools amid demands over pay, promotions

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- As a section of government primary school teachers continue their work stoppage by boycotting annual exams over pay raises and grade complexities, while another group threatened to "l... Read More


Teachers push DCU ordinance placing education cadre in all posts

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Teachers from the seven government colleges have demanded that the draft ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University include permanent placement of BCS General Education Cadre... Read More


Dengue: 2 deaths, 565 hospitalisations in a day

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Bangladesh has reported two more deaths from dengue fever, while 565 new patients have been admitted to hospitals with the disease in the past 24 hours. The total number of hospitali... Read More