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Jamaat to reopen closed industries, create jobs if elected: Jamaat Ameer

Khulna, Jan. 27 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Tuesday said his party would reopen closed mills and factories and establish new industries if it comes to power with people's mandate. "By the... Read More


Yousuf questions ICC governance: 'Cricket must be ruled by principles, not influence'

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Pakistani batting legend Mohammad Yousuf has issued a scathing critique of the International Cricket Council (ICC), accusing the global body of compromising the sport's integrity by ... Read More


'Stray bullets' leave 2 teenagers injured near Myanmar border in Cox's Bazar

, Jan. 27 -- Two teenagers were shot and injured apparently by stray bullets fired from Myanmar amid exchanges of gunfire near the border at Jimbongkhali in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar on Tuesday mo... Read More


Banking system must be freed from political interference: BB Governor

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Tuesday called for urgent legal reforms to shield the country's banking system from political interference, stressing that institutional... Read More


Abu Sayed murder case verdict any day

, Jan. 27 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-2 will deliver its judgment any day in the case over the killing of Begum Rokeya University Student Abu Sayed during the July uprising. A three-member I... Read More


Bagerhat DC, SP receive threatening calls from auto-generated numbers: Home Ministry

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs Nasimul Gani on Tuesday said that the threatening phone calls received by the Deputy Commissioner (DC) and Superintendent of Police (... Read More


Election officials can't campaign for or against referendum: EC Anwar

, Jan. 27 -- Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker on Tuesday said officials assigned to perform election duties will carry out publicity about the referendum but won't campaign for or against an... Read More


Govt to procure 1 crore litres soybean oil, 10,000 mt lentils

Dhaka, Jan. 27 -- The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals to procure one crore litres of refined soybean oil and 10,000 metric tonnes of lentils to help stabilise the market ahead of the... Read More


Govt to buy 163 vehicles for RAB directly from Pragati Industries

, Jan. 27 -- The government has decided to procure vehicles for the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) through the direct purchase method without inviting tenders, approving the acquisition of three jeeps, ... Read More


No proposal for 9,000 square feet minister flats submitted: Energy Adviser

, Jan. 27 -- No proposal over the construction of 9,000 square feet flats for ministers have been placed before the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase, said Power, Energy and Mineral Re... Read More