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Taiyeb questions mobile traders' opposition to NEIR after attack on BTRC

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant to the chief advisor on information technology, has clarified the government's firm stance on the implementation of the National Equipment Identit... Read More


Dr Kamal Hossain shows signs of recovery from pneumonia

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Dr Kamal Hossain has shown signs of recovery from pneumonia and has been moved to a private cabin at Square Hospital in Dhaka, his party said. The 88-year-old senior lawyer and Gono ... Read More


EC clears 1,842 candidates, blocks 723 from standing in election

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Returning officers have approved the nomination papers of 1,842 candidates for the parliamentary elections, while rejecting those of 723 others. Those whose nomination papers were re... Read More


December export earnings drop 14% as key sectors, including RMG, see sharp declines

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Bangladesh's export earnings have slipped by 14.25 percent in December, the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB) has reported. The downward trend has affected the economy for five of the fi... Read More


Orders came from 'highest level of Awami League government' to disappear people: inquiry

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- The Inquiry Commission for Enforced Disappearance has found evidence that incidents during the Awami League government were carried out under directives from the highest levels of the... Read More


Police detain three near Tarique's Gulshan residence, BNP office over 'suspicious behaviour'

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Police have arrested three people near the Gulshan residence of Tarique Rahman and the BNP office over "suspicious behaviour".Of them, two were detained near Tarique's house on Sunday... Read More


Five detained after video shows woman tied up and tortured

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Police have detained five people in connection with an incident in which a woman was tied up and tortured by having water poured on her, after a video of it spread on the Internet. T... Read More


Police detain Dinajpur NCP leader over extortion allegations

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- Police have arrested NCP leader Tafsir Hasan in an extortion case in Bochaganj Upazila in Dinajpur. According to Anwar Hossain, additional police superintendent of the district, Tafs... Read More


ACC prosecutes BB Deputy Governor Kabir, 25 others for 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has prosecuted Bangladesh Bank Deputy Governor Md Kabir Ahmed and 25 others on charges of misappropriating more than Tk 9 billion, allegedly through the... Read More


Government suspends plan to reduce interest on savings certificates

Dhaka, Jan. 4 -- The government has withdrawn its decision to cut interest rates on some national savings certificates. As a result, investors will receive the same returns as before for the first si... Read More