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Woman 'gang-raped' twice, child 'tortured' in Mymensingh

Dhaka, April 25 -- A woman has allegedly been gang-raped twice by two groups of people in Mymensingh's Nandail Upazila, with her child "tortured" during the first round. Nandail Police chief Azharul ... Read More


Bangladesh orders national standards authority to provide services on holidays as importers fear demurrage costs

Dhaka, April 25 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) will continue its services even on weekends to help protect importers from losses at ports from now on, says the industries s... Read More


Finance minister signals policy shift to include online, TV media in government advertising

Dhaka, April 25 -- The government has indicated it may revise its advertising policy to include online news portals and television channels in the distribution of official advertisements and supplemen... Read More


Finance Minister Khosru says politicisation 'drained' Bangladesh's financial sector

Dhaka, April 25 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said the country's commercial banks have been "emptied" due to extreme politicisation of the financial sector over the years. Spea... Read More


Police flag possible 'extremist plot' targeting parliament, key installations

Dhaka, April 25 -- Authorities have ordered heightened security across Bangladesh after the Police Headquarters warned that a banned "extremist organisation" could target parliament and other critical... Read More


Fuel crunch lifts factory costs by nearly 20%, BKMEA warns

Dhaka, April 25 -- Production costs in Bangladesh's ready-made garment export sector have risen by nearly 20 percent amid a fuel crisis triggered by ongoing tensions in the Middle East, according to t... Read More


MCCI proposes one-page digital tax return via mobile app, symbolic minimum tax

Dhaka, April 25 -- The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) has proposed a one-page digital tax return that could be filed through a mobile app, saying a simpler system would reduce ta... Read More


One killed, four injured in BNP 'factional clash' over paddy harvesting in Khulna

Dhaka, April 25 -- A man has been killed and at least four others injured in a clash between supporters of two BNP leaders over paddy harvesting in Khulna's Terokhada Upazila. The incident took place... Read More


BNP chairman's advisor Abdul Quddus dead at 76

Dhaka, April 25 -- Md Abdul Quddus, a member of the BNP chairman's advisory council and a freedom fighter, has died at the age of 76. He breathed his last under intensive care in a Dhaka hospital on ... Read More


Actress Puja Chery's father sent to jail over Tk 130mn 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, April 25 -- A Dhaka court has sent the father of Dhallywood actress Puja Chery to jail in a case over the alleged embezzlement of more than Tk 130 million. The matter came to light on Saturday... Read More