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Bangladesh Bank buys $45mn from two banks to bolster reserves

, Jan. 20 -- In its continued effort to stabilize the foreign exchange market and build up national reserves, Bangladesh Bank (BB) purchased an additional $45 million from two commercial banks on Tues... Read More


RAB DG vows to dismantle terrorist den in Jungle Salimpur

, Jan. 20 -- Noting that the Jungle Salimpur area in Chattogram has become a 'safe haven' for armed criminals, Director General of Rapid Action Battalion, AKM Shahidur Rahman, on Tuesday said hideout ... Read More


Tarique pledges housing, basic services for Korail residents

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said his party wants to build multi-storey buildings and hand over registered flats to long-time residents of Korail Slum if it returns to powe... Read More


Akshay Kumar's escort vehicle meets with accident in Mumbai

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- A security vehicle escorting Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar was involved in a road accident in Mumbai on Monday evening while the actor and his wife Twinkle Khanna were returning home ... Read More


'We've taken risk of hybrid postal balloting with courage', says CEC Nasir

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday said the Election Commission has courageously taken the risk of introducing an IT-supported hybrid postal balloting syste... Read More


New device lets scientists watch plants breathe live

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Scientists have, for the first time, developed a technology that allows humans to watch plants "breathe" in real time, a breakthrough that could help create stronger and more drought... Read More


Economy suffering from 'overregulation', says Amir Khosru

, Jan. 20 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said Bangladesh's economy, including its capital market, is currently being stifled by 'overregulation' and it must m... Read More


Visit July Uprising Museum at Gonobhaban to witness brutal history: CA

, Jan. 20 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged all to visit the July Uprising Memorial Museum at Gonobhaban to understand and realise the brutalities of the previous regime. "Every c... Read More


BAF Chief briefs contingent for UN Peacekeeping mission in Congo

Dhaka, Jan. 20 -- Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is on the verge of replacing its BANATU-14, MONUSCO, DR Congo contingent. Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Hasan Mahmood Khan addressed the contingent... Read More


4 get life imprisonment for killing youth in N'ganj

Narayanganj, Jan. 20 -- A Narayanganj court on Tuesday convicted four people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for abducting and killing a 23-year-old man in 2017. Narayanganj Senior District a... Read More