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Traders often import goods on false declarations, says NBR chairman

Dhaka, March 4 -- The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said many customs-related complications remain unresolved as traders continue to import goods with false declara... Read More


Two killed in separate road accidents in Malibagh, Elephant Road

Dhaka, March 4 -- A money exchange trader was killed when a bus hit his motorcycle in Dhaka's Malibagh on Tuesday afternoon. Around the same time, a tailor lost his life after being hit by a motorcycl... Read More


Crackdown looms if soyabean oil supply in Chattogram does not stabilise

Dhaka, March 4 -- The price of unbottled soyabean oil has been fixed in Chattogram for the next month. But if the cooking oil is not supplied to the market within two days, a monitoring drive will be... Read More


Bangladesh Bank cuts CRR for banks to 3% to boost liquidity

Dhaka, March 4 -- Bangladesh Bank has reduced the cash reserve ratio, or CRR, for scheduled banks from 3.5 percent to 3 percent on daily deposits. However, the rate will remain unchanged at 4 percent... Read More


Sadeeq Agro owner Imarn laundered Tk 8.6mn, CID claims

Dhaka, March 4 -- Sadeeq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain has illegally amassed at least Tk 1.34 billion, with Tk 8.6 million laundered, according to the Criminal Investigation Department, or CID. The CID... Read More


Interim government to recruit 2,000 more doctors through PSC

Dhaka, March 4 -- The interim government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors through the Public Service Commission, or PSC, to improve healthcare with a focus on rural areas. The decision was m... Read More


Government cancels order on 5% quota in school admissions for victims of July Uprising

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Ministry of Education has cancelled a directive on reserving a 5 percent quota in government school admissions for family members of those injured or killed in the July Uprising.... Read More


UK investigates TikTok, Reddit and Imgur children data privacy

Dhaka, March 4 -- The UK's data protection watchdog, Information Commissioner's Office, or ICO, has launched an investigation to figure out whether TikTok, Reddit and Imgur's privacy protection measur... Read More


Sadeeq Agro owner Imran lands in jail on money laundering charges

Dhaka, March 4 -- A Dhaka court has sent Sadeeq Agro Chairman Imran Hossain to jail pending trial after rejecting his bail plea in a money laundering case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Is... Read More


Chances of enforced disappearance victims returning are 'slim': commission chief

Dhaka, March 4 -- Moinul Islam Chowdhury, head of the commission investigating enforced disappearances, has revealed that an inquiry is underway to determine the fate of 330 people who were "forcibly ... Read More