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Govt shuts down traditional Savar brick kilns, keeps cleaner ones running to curb pollution

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The government has ordered a halt to brick-making operations in Dhaka's Savar Upazila from September amid alarm over dangerously high levels of air pollution. Only kilns using ... Read More


Government surpasses rice, paddy procurement targets for Boro season

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The government has procured 376,942 tonnes of paddy from the domestic market during the Boro season, according to the information ministry. In a statement issued on Monday, the... Read More


Policeman arrested for 'leaking' CMP commissioner's wireless order

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A policeman has been arrested in Chattogram for allegedly leaking a confidential radio message from the city's police commissioner instructing officers not to go on duty without... Read More


Biman reports record Tk 9.37 billion profit in 2024-25 fiscal year

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- State-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reported an unaudited profit of Tk 9.37 billion for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The national carrier has described the figure as a milest... Read More


Court grants CID five days to question MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court has placed MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi on a five-day remand for questioning by the Central Investigation Department in a case over the murder of Asadul Haque B... Read More


AKM Shahnawaj takes charge as acting managing director of Dhaka Bank

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Dhaka Bank board has appointed AKM Shahnawaj as acting managing director after former managing director Sheikh Mohammad Maroof stepped down. Shahnawaj, who had been serving... Read More


Prices of small-cap firms rise sharply on DSE

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Shares of several small-cap companies with histories of controversy and alleged irregularities have surged, dominating the top gainers' list at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). ... Read More


'Bangladesh belongs to everyone, live here without fear': Army chief tells Hindus

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh Army chief has called for harmony among all faiths, assuring the Hindu community that they can live and celebrate their religious festivals in peace. General Waker-Uz-Zam... Read More


Any election in Bangladesh must be preceded by Constituent Assembly vote: NCP

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has demanded that a Constituent Assembly election be held before any national vote in Bangladesh, pressing for the annulment of the existing Constitu... Read More


Advisor Farooki flown to Dhaka after stomach pain in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Cultural Affairs Advisor and filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has been flown to Dhaka by helicopter after suddenly falling ill in Cox's Bazar. Cox's Bazar Deputy Commissioner Mohamm... Read More