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BB eases import rules for Ramadan

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Bangladesh Bank has instructed banks to allow imports of 10 essential commodities for Ramadan under a 90-day deferred payment facility to ensure steady supplies and keep prices affor... Read More


Universities split over entrance exam dates

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Dhaka University and the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) have decided to proceed with their undergraduate admission tests as scheduled despite the educatio... Read More


Bangladesh rout Sri Lanka to top group

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Bangladesh signed off on the SAFF Championship group stage with a commanding 4-0 win over Sri Lanka, completing an unbeaten campaign without conceding a goal. Already assured of a s... Read More


Pressure-cooker 'bomb' found in Barishal

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Police have recovered a suspected bomb concealed inside a pressure cooker in Barishal's Agailjhara Upazila. Locals detained an e-rickshaw driver named Kawsar Khalifa at Purba Sujank... Read More


Minister links opposition labour group to garment unrest

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has accused a labour organisation linked to an opposition party of leading garment-sector unrest. Speaking in parliament on Wednesday, he alleged that... Read More


Azad appeal may offer example for Hasina: Kazal

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- A pending appeal by a convicted war crimes fugitive could offer a test case for whether Sheikh Hasina can challenge her death sentence after the legal deadline, Attorney General Ruhu... Read More


Salahuddin rules out AL's return

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the Awami League will never regain power in Bangladesh, comparing the party's flight after the July Uprising to the Nazis' retreat from German... Read More


Modhumoti erosion threatens farmers' only lifeline

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- The Modhumoti River is swallowing Aminur Rahman's farmland. Each fresh bite brings him closer to losing the only means his family has to survive. The farmer from Pankharchar village... Read More


Private schools: Lottery for Class 1, exams for Classes 2-9

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Private schools will admit students to Class 1 through a lottery, while applicants for Classes 2 to 9 will have to sit written admission tests under the new policy for the 2027 acade... Read More


308 civilians killed in CHT in 5 years: minister

Dhaka, Nov. 11 -- Armed violence in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) has killed 308 civilians and injured 435 others over the past five years, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has told parliament. Pres... Read More