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Drivers suffer in Dinajpur as petrol pumps stop selling oil

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The sale of fuel oil at all petrol pumps in northern Bangladesh has been suspended indefinitely without prior notice against an eviction drive by the Roads and Highways Department's e... Read More


Bangladesh's trade deficit shrinks further to bring relief to balance of payments

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit has narrowed further in the first six months of the current fiscal year, driven by a positive trend in exports. According to Bangladesh Banks's latest data... Read More


Commerce advisor stresses trade facilitation roadmap implementation for LDC graduation

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Bangladesh must enhance efficiency and competitiveness to tackle the challenges of its transition from the Least Developed Country, or LDC, category to a developing nation, Commerce A... Read More


Dhaka metro rail to run on Friday mornings from May

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited, or DMTCL, Managing Director Mohammad Abdur Rouf says they plan to operate the metro rail throughout on Fridays starting in May. Speaking at a ... Read More


Former employees besiege Grameenphone HQ over dues

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Former employees of Grameenphone have kept the telecom giant's headquarters under siege since Tuesday morning over demands related to their dues, preventing the current staff inside f... Read More


Hasina murder attempt in Pabna: 9 death row convicts among 47 acquitted by High Court

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The High Court has acquitted all 47 convicts, including nine BNP activists sentenced to death by a trial court, in a case over a bomb attack and shooting on a train carrying Awami Lea... Read More


Government is committed to implementing important labour reforms, says Chief Advisor Yunus

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said that the interim government is committed to implementing important labour reforms to take the country's labour laws to ILO standards. He made th... Read More


3 friends die in motorcycle crash in Feni

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Three men from Noakhali have died in a motorcycle accident on their way home after visiting a Saraswati Puja pavilion in Feni. The accident occurred on the Feni-Noakhali highway in t... Read More


Full-fledged report of six reform commissions will be released on Feb 8: Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said the complete report of the six reform commissions formed after the political upheaval last August will be released on Feb 8. At a media briefing at D... Read More


Detective police detain former SEC chairman Shibli Rubaiyat in Dhaka's Dhanmondi

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Detective police have detained Shibli Rubaiyat Ul Islam, the former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC, in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. He was apprehended on Tuesday ev... Read More