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Mobile phone traders block Pragati Sarani to protest unauthorised handset ban

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Mobile handset traders and their employees have staged a protest on the road in front of Jamuna Future Park in Dhaka for about an hour and a half over the government's move to ban una... Read More


A team of UK specialists will come to Bangladesh to treat Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- A team of medical experts from the UK is coming to Dhaka on Wednesday to oversee the treatment of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is currently admitted to Evercare Hospital. Khaleda... Read More


Tarique will return 'soon', says BNP's Salahuddin

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Tarique Rahman will return to Bangladesh soon, BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has said. The member of the party's Standing Committee made this comment in response to reporters' question... Read More


Teachers call mass protest against 'schooling system' in Dhaka Central University Ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Teachers protesting the proposed Dhaka Central University Ordinance have announced a mass gathering on Tuesday, calling for the "schooling system" to be struck out from the draft. Th... Read More


Man stabbed to death in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- A man has been stabbed to death in Dhaka's Kamrangirchar. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Rocky, an employee at a local grocer. The incident occurred in front of the B... Read More


Bangladesh court jails British MP Tulip, mother Rehana and ex-PM Hasina in graft case

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A Dhaka court has delivered its verdict in another corruption case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her family members over the allocation of plots in the Purbachal New... Read More


Security stepped up near courts ahead of another verdict against Hasina family

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Security has been ramped up in the court area of Dhaka ahead of the verdict in another corruption case against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her sister Sheikh Rehana, and her n... Read More


BNP Standing Committee rushes meeting on Khaleda's health

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The BNP's highest policy-making body, the National Standing Committee, is in an emergency meeting over the party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia's health. The meeting began at 9am on Monda... Read More


Cold waves may sweep parts of Bangladesh after middle of December

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- One or two mild to moderate cold waves may sweep across the western and northern parts of Bangladesh in the second half of December, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has... Read More


Digital permit mandatory for bonded warehouses from January

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has made it mandatory from January for bonded warehouse licence holders to use the Customs Bond Management System (CBMS) to obtain Utilisation Perm... Read More