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Travel ban imposed on Sheikh Hasina, her family

, March 11 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family for their alleged involvement in corruption Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Z... Read More


Tax exemption likely to be phased out: NBR Chairman

, March 11 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Tuesday said the government will gradually reduce tax exemptions and may eventually abolish the system. "We do not want ... Read More


Election Commission considers proxy voting for expatriate Bangladeshis

Dhaka, March 11 -- Election Commissioner Brig Gen (retd) Abdul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Tuesday said the Election Commission is thinking about introducing a proxy voting system in a bid to ensure the fra... Read More


Minimum fitra fixed at Tk 110 per person

Dhaka, March 11 -- The government has fixed the minimum Fitra at Tk 110 per person while the maximum Fitra is set at Tk 2,805. This year the minimum fitra has been reduced by Tk 5 compared to the las... Read More


BNP-JCD clash over extortion in Sunamganj leaves pedestrian dead

Sunamganj, March 11 -- A pedestrian was killed and several others were injured in a clash between two groups of BNP and Chhatra Dal over allegedly realising extortion from vehicles in Madhyanagar upaz... Read More


Beijing ready to encourage more companies to invest in Bangladesh: Ambassador Yao

Dhaka, March 11 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday said China is ready to encourage more companies to increase their investment in Bangladesh in the fields of textiles and garments... Read More


Bodies of woman, child on riverbank in Shariatpur

Shariatpur, March 11 -- Bodies of a woman and a child were found on the bank of Jayanti river in Gosairhat upazila of Shariatpur on Tuesday. Gosairhat police station's Officer-in-Charge Maksudul Alam... Read More


Committee formed to investigate fire at Aminbazar power grid station

Dhaka, March 11 -- Power Grid Bangladesh PLC has formed a 5-member committee, led by BM Mizanul Hassan, Chief Engineer (System Operation) of the company, to investigate Tuesday morning's fire incident... Read More


Young man "assaults OC, two officers" at Pallabi Police Station

Dhaka, March 11 -- A young man reportedly assaulted three police personnel, including the officer-in-charge (OC) of Pallabi Police Station, in the early hours of Tuesday over a trivial matter. Accord... Read More


Court imposes travel ban on ex-AL MP, family in corruption case

Netrokona, March 11 -- A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on former Member of Parliament (MP) for Netrokona-3 (Kendua-Atpara) constituency Iftikhar Uddin Talukdar Pinto, his wife Ismat Ara Minu, t... Read More