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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


Bangladesh would have 'fallen to India' without Khaleda, claims Jamaat's Taher

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdullah Mohammad Taher has claimed Bangladesh might have fallen "under India's control much earlier" had BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia not been resolute in her p... Read More


Tight lanes, congested buildings make firefighting difficult in Chawkbazar

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Firefighters have worked in difficult conditions to contain a fire that spread across two neighbouring buildings in Chawkbazar's Rahmatganj Dalpatti, as congested lanes and cramped su... Read More


Tarique can vote, run in polls if Election Commission permits, says secretary

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Election Commission (EC) Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said that BNP's Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman is not yet a registered voter, but could still be enlisted -- and even stand in t... Read More


Fire at Chawkbazar building subdued in 75 minutes

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- The Fire Service has brought a fire under control in just over an hour at a three-storey residential building in Rahmatganj Dalpatti, Chawkbazar. Fire Service Media Officer Anwarul I... Read More


Fire breaks out at residential building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A fire has broken out in a residential building in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. Rashed Bin Khaled, duty officer at the Fire Service Control Room, said that the fire was reported at 3:40pm on... Read More


Boy who climbed onto metro train roof 'panicked after being spotted between carriages'

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- A boy who climbed onto the roof of a Dhaka Metro Rail train, prompting an hours-long suspension of services, did so after panicking when security staff spotted him standing between tw... Read More


National economy will strengthen if BNP forms government, says Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Under the changed political circumstances in the country, there is a new "trend" of joining the BNP, says Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He made the comment to report... Read More


Khaleda Zia's medical condition is now 'stable', says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says the medical condition of party chief Khaleda Zia is now stable. He told bdnews24.com on Monday, "Madam's condition is now stabl... Read More


How is Khaleda Zia? BNP urges public not to 'be misled' by reports on her condition

Dhaka, Dec. 1 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the public not to be "misled" by varying media reports about the health of party chief Khaleda Zia, saying the former prime min... Read More