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Jamaat-e-Islami chief slates Amartya Sen for 'defending tyranny'

Dhaka, March 3 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has launched a scathing attack on Indian Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen over his remarks expressing concern about Bangladesh's current sit... Read More


Sadeeq Agro owner Imran arrested in Dhaka in money laundering case

Dhaka, March 3 -- The Criminal Investigation Department, or CID, has arrested Sadeeq Agro owner Imran Hossain, who gained notoriety over the "goat scandal", in a money laundering case. He was taken i... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus vows to hold inclusive, impartial elections by December

Dhaka, March 3 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has assured the European Union about the interim government's aim of holding an "inclusive" and "impartial" parliamentary election by December. Yunus re... Read More


Bangabandhu satellite set for name change

Dhaka, March 3 -- The interim government has decided to change the name of Bangabandhu-1, the country's first geostationary satellite, to Bangladesh Satellite-1. The name change has been greenlit by ... Read More


Soyabean oil supply will normalise in two days, says commerce advisor

Dhaka, March 3 -- The supply of soyabean oil will return to normal within the next two days, says Sheikh Bashir Uddin, the interim government's advisor to the Ministry of Commerce. He made the remark... Read More


Bangladesh lowers price of 12kg LPG cylinder by Tk 28

Dhaka, March 3 -- Consumers will now pay less for liquefied petroleum gas, or LPG, as the price of a 12kg cylinder, widely used for cooking, has been reduced by Tk 28 to Tk 1,450. Bangladesh Energy R... Read More


HC issues rule questioning legality of president's pardon power without clear policy

Dhaka, March 3 -- The High Court has questioned why the president's power to pardon convicted individuals without a clear policy framework should not be considered illegal and unconstitutional. The b... Read More


Teacher candidates call off protest, head back to join schools after SC ruling

Dhaka, March 3 -- Thrilled by the Supreme Court's ruling, the candidates whose appointments as assistant teachers at government primary schools in Dhaka and Chattogram were scrapped by the High Court ... Read More


Protest by garment workers blocks Dhaka-Aricha Highway again

Dhaka, March 3 -- Readymade garment factory workers have once again blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway in Savar to demand a wage hike and protest layoffs and the closure of their factory. More than 500... Read More


Ctg mayor vows crackdown as cooking oil shortage drags on

Dhaka, March 3 -- Chattogram Mayor Sahadat Hossain has taken stock of the acute cooking oil crisis plaguing consumers after failing to find any bottles of the kitchen staple during an inspection of Kh... Read More