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Army chief meets CA, briefs him on country's security situation

Dhaka, March 19 -- Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday and briefed him on the country's overall security situation. During ... Read More


Govt intervention cuts airfares by 75%, says ATAB

Dhaka, March 19 -- Airfares, particularly for flights to Saudi Arabia, have dropped by nearly 75% following government intervention and stricter regulations, according to the Association of Travel Age... Read More


Derailment at Kamalapur rail station halts rail links with Dhaka for 3 hrs

, March 19 -- Train connection of Dhaka with other parts of the country remained suspended for three hours on Wednesday following the derailment of two wagons of a freight train near Kamalapur rail st... Read More


ACC to file graft case against ex-MP Abdus Sobhan Golap

Dhaka, March 19 -- Corruption Commission (ACC) has decided to file a case against Awami League leader and former MP Abdus Sobhan Golap over allegations of illegally amassed wealth and suspicious finan... Read More


NBR launches Spot Assessment programme to increase tax net

, March 19 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched a new Spot Assessment programme to increase the tax net. Spot Assessment is an effective step to provide direct services to all taxpayer... Read More


Ex-ministers Inu, Menon, Anisul, Dipu Moni remanded again

Dhaka, March 19 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday put former ministers Hasanul Haq Inu, Rashed Khan Menon, Anisul Huq, Dipu Moni, and Ex-MP Sadek Khan on remand for different periods in cases related to t... Read More


Passengers suffer in Naogaon as motor workers suspend bus services

, March 19 -- Motor workers suspended bus services from Naogaon to Dhaka via Bogura on Wednesday, protesting the attack on two motor workers union leaders in Bogura. Locals said on Tuesday afternoon ... Read More


State files appeal against acquittal of Tarique, other accused in grenade attack case

Dhaka, March 19 -- The state on Wednesday filed an appeal against the High Court verdict that had acquitted all accused including BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and former state minister Lutfozzam... Read More


Ex-state minister Babar acquitted in arms case

Dhaka, March 19 -- The High Court (HC) on Wednesday acquitted former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar from 17 years of imprisonment in a case over recovery of arms from his Gulshan ho... Read More


18 Bangladeshis return home from Myanmar scam centre

Dhaka, March 19 -- Eighteen Bangladeshis, who were victims of human trafficking and imprisoned in a scam centre in Myanmar, returned home early Wednesday. A Thai Airways flight carrying them landed a... Read More