Tarique hands out job letters to 10 July Uprising victims' families

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has handed job appointment letters to 10 members of families of those slain and injured in the July Uprising. He presented the letters at his Tejga... Read More

Anti-Modi displays and border killing exhibits removed from July Museum over fear of India, says Nahid

Bangladesh, Aug. 8 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has alleged that the government removed several "anti-Indian aggression" exhibits from the July Uprising Memorial Museum out of ... Read More

'The bus suddenly fell on us, then I saw blood and bodies everywhere'

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- Like many others from his area, Saju Mia - a middle-aged man from Gaibandha's Gobindaganj Upazila - had come to Bogura's Erulia to work as a seasonal labourer during the Aman sea... Read More

2 injured in drive-by shooting in Dhaka's Pallabi

Bangladesh, Aug. 7 -- Another shooting has occurred in Dhaka's Pallabi in the span of two weeks. Two people have now been injured in a drive-by shooting. The attack was due to a prior dispute over dr... Read More

Court suspends Hafizur's bail, orders surrender over Tonu 'murder'

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- The Appellate Division has suspended the High Court bail granted to former army warrant officer Hafizur Rahman in the murder case of Comilla Victoria College student Sohagi Jahan... Read More

Veteran actor Abul Hayat opens up on theatre, television, a lifetime of joy

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Wanting to act in plays, he fashioned a screen from his mother's saree at the age of 10 and put up a stage; the pull, though, had taken root even earlier, sitting in his mother's... Read More

Private-sector credit growth hits record low at 4.47% amid weak demand, energy crisis

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Private-sector credit growth fell to a historic low of 4.47 percent in June, below Bangladesh Bank's 5.5 percent target for the month. The rate was 4.98 percent in May and 4.75 ... Read More

Kazi Jesin appointed to head Bangladesh Television for one year

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Journalist and news presenter Kazi Jesin has been appointed director general of Bangladesh Television (BTV) for a one-year term. The public administration ministry issued a noti... Read More

India allowing Hasina to speak publicly raises questions over future ties: Shama

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Bangladesh is concerned about the future of ties with India after former prime minister Sheikh Hasina was allowed to speak from India, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Ob... Read More

Tax registrations reach 13.1mn but only 4.9mn file returns

Bangladesh, Aug. 6 -- Despite mandatory rules, legal requirements and incentives aimed at expanding the tax base, Bangladesh is still struggling to turn TIN holders into regular income-tax filers. Th... Read More

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