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1,035 students cleared to run for 13 posts in DU hall council polls

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- The final list of candidates for the Dhaka University hall council election slated for Sept 9 has been published. According to a press release from the university's Public Rela... Read More


Police seek to keep DUCSU VP candidate Jalal in prison over roommate 'murder attempt'

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Police have sought to keep Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) vice-president candidate Jalal Ahmed, widely known as "Jwalamoy Jalal", in jail following his arrest ... Read More


Why should TikTok star Prince Mamun's bail not be scrapped in Laila 'murder attempt', court asks

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- A Dhaka court has asked why TikTok personality Abdullah Al Mamun, better known as Prince Mamun, should not have his bail cancelled in a case filed by social media figure Laila A... Read More


Govt forms panel with four advisors to review demands of BSc, diploma engineers

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- The Cabinet Division has formed an eight-member committee to assess the demands of BSc degree and diploma holders in the engineering sector and to make recommendations. The Chi... Read More


Nagad to be privatised in 3-4 months, says BB governor Ahsan H Mansur

Bangladesh, Aug. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur says that mobile financial service Nagad, currently a state-run enterprise, will be privatised and a new investor is being sought for thi... Read More


Bangladesh lost Tk 1.88 trillion in VAT evasion, exemptions in FY23, study finds

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) may have lost as much as Tk 1.88 trillion in the 2022-23 fiscal year due to widespread exemptions and evasion in the country's value-added ta... Read More


2 workers die while cleaning septic tank in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Two workers have died while cleaning a septic tank in Chattogram's Patiya Upazila. The incident occurred on Tuesdaty in Asia Union, according to police. The victims were ident... Read More


Foreign passenger held after Tk 1.3bn cocaine bust at Dhaka airport

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- Customs officials in Dhaka have detained a foreign passenger carrying more than 8.6kg of cocaine, valued at about Tk 1.3 billion, at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. The... Read More


BUET students blocked on way to Jamuna in protest over 'assault' on classmate

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- A group of students from the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have staged a midnight protest in front of Dhaka's Intercontinental Hotel after one of th... Read More


Bangladesh moves to rein in airfare hikes, ticket fraud

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has stepped up its efforts to curb abnormal price hikes in air tickets and prevent fraud. Sheikh Bashir Uddin, advisor to the ministr... Read More