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Detectives say progress made in tracking killers of 'top criminal' Titon

Dhaka, May 12 -- The killers of "top criminal" Khandaker Naim Ahmed Titon, shot dead near Dhaka's New Market, have been brought "within a framework", said Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police Additiona... Read More


Bangladesh procuring 20mn litres of palm oil for subsidised sale to low-income groups

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government is buying 20 million litres of refined palm oil to sell at a lower price to low-income people holding Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) cards. The Ministry of Fi... Read More


Palak suffered spinal injuries in prison van accident, claims lawyer

Dhaka, May 12 -- Former state minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has suffered injuries to his neck and waist in a prison van accident, his lawyer Tarikul Islam ha... Read More


IGP claims police no longer a 'repressive force'

Dhaka, May 12 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir has claimed that the force has regained its image and restored internal discipline after being used as a "repressive force" duri... Read More


Bangladesh will discuss border fence issue only if India decides centrally: home minister

Dhaka, May 12 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has downplayed recent remarks by West Bengal's newly elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on building barbed-wire fencing along the Bangladesh border... Read More


PM Tarique urges students to help build political stability

Dhaka, May 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged students to play a leading role in building political stability, warning that Bangladesh cannot move forward unless the country emerges from cy... Read More


DSE ends three-week dry spell as investors return to trading floor

Dhaka, May 12 -- Trading at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has surpassed the Tk 10 billion mark for the first time in three weeks, as investor participation surged after the finance minister hinted at... Read More


Government begins importing 95mn vaccine doses for steady supply, says Advisor Zahed

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has initiated the process of importing 95 million doses of vaccines to maintain a steady immunisation flow nationwide over the next 12 months. At a weekly briefing at ... Read More


Nine more children die as measles death toll hits 424

Dhaka, May 12 -- Nine more children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the de... Read More


Salman, Anisul indictment hearing rescheduled as lawyers seek time

Dhaka, May 12 -- A Dhaka court has rescheduled the hearing on charge framing against Salman F Rahman, former private industry affairs advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, and former law min... Read More