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Six more arrested over arson of Hindu homes in Chattogram

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Police have arrested six more people over incidents in which the doors of several Hindu homes were locked from outside before the buildings were set on fire in Chattogram's Raozan. ... Read More


Premium smartphone prices expected to fall as import duty drops to 10%

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The interim government has reduced import duty on mobile phones, a move expected to lower prices of handsets in the domestic market. The import duty on mobile handsets has been cut ... Read More


Bangladesh summons Myanmar envoy over border shooting of 9-year-old in Teknaf

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Bangladesh government has summoned Myanmar's ambassador to Dhaka over the shooting of a child near the Teknaf border during the ongoing internal conflict in the neighbouring coun... Read More


Pay Commission doing 'substantive' work, rollout a separate issue: finance advisor

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The National Pay Commission formed to prepare a new salary structure for government employees is carrying out "substantive" work, according to Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed. Howe... Read More


'Any election without all major parties cannot be considered democratic', 4 UK MPs say

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Four British members of parliament have called for Bangladesh's general election to be inclusive, saying no vote can be considered as "democratic" without the participation of all ma... Read More


3 die as covered van hits battery-powered van in Madaripur

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- Three people have died after a cover van hit a battery-powered van in Madaripur's Sadar Upazila. The dead were all passengers on the battery-powered van. Two others were injured in ... Read More


Myanmar border shooting: Huzaifa to be taken to Dhaka for advanced treatment

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- No improvement has been noted in the condition of 9-year-old Huzaifa Afnan, who was hit by gunfire from across the Myanmar border in Teknaf. She is still on life support at the ICU o... Read More


NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, wife Rama move into new home in Manhattan

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and his wife, Rama Duwaji, a Syrian illustrator and animator, have taken up residence at Gracie Mansion, the official mayoral home on Manhattan's Upper ... Read More


Falling behind in AI adoption could cost Bangladesh the competitive edge, warn analysts

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- In the bustling halls of an export-oriented garment factory in Ashulia, machines move with almost uncanny precision, slicing and stitching fabric with speed and accuracy no human han... Read More


Committee formed to recruit Human Rights Commission chairperson, commissioner

Dhaka, Jan. 13 -- The Ministry of Law has formed a selection committee to recommend appointments for the posts of chairperson and members of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). An office ord... Read More