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Karwan Bazar move revives after 20 years

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- Dhaka has been trying to move the wholesale produce trade out of Karwan Bazar for two decades. Three alternative wholesale markets were built at Gabtoli, Mohakhali and Jatrabari. G... Read More


E-bail bond cuts delays, harassment in bail process

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The online bail bond system has significantly reduced the time and hassle involved in securing the release of bailed-out suspects, lawyers and court officials say, while some techni... Read More


Hospitals drive 59% of measles infections: study

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- A study of 200 children treated for measles in Chattogram, Cumilla and Cox's Bazar has found that 59.4 percent contracted the disease at a health facility or hospital. The findings... Read More


Solar equipment imports get tax cut

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- The government has stripped away almost all taxes on solar equipment imports, retaining a minimal 1 percent customs duty to step up renewable power generation amid the ongoing energ... Read More


Milestone teacher dies in Dhaka road crash

Dhaka, Sept. 17 -- A teacher from Milestone School and College has died after being run over by a bus near Meradia of Dhaka's Banasree. The incident occurred around 6pm on Wednesday, according to Khi... Read More


New metro rail approved

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The government has approved a 117.64 percent cost hike for Bangladesh's first underground metro rail project, Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit Development Project (MRT) Line-1, bringing the... Read More


Delhi awaits Tarique's response to India visit invites: Jaiswal

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- India has said that despite extending two separate invitations to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for an official visit, it has not heard back from Dhaka. Randhir Jaiswal, spokespers... Read More


Gulshan DC transferred after AL flash march

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The deputy commissioner of Gulshan police has been transferred days after a flash march by activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organisations, whose activities are banne... Read More


Dengue: 7 die, another 1,753 hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- Bangladesh has recorded seven more dengue deaths in a 24-hour count, alongside 1,753 hospitalisations across the country. The government's death toll has now reached 171, including... Read More


Govt to take over 'Abahani field'

Dhaka, Sept. 16 -- The government is taking back the 4.31 hectares playground in Dhanmondi that Abahani Limited Dhaka has held under a 99-year lease, ending the football club's control over the ground... Read More