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US Embassy introduces changes to visa application process

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The US visa application process is set to change from Feb 8. In a social media announcement on Monday, the US Embassy in Dhaka notified that "USTravelDocs.com" will be temporarily un... Read More


Inflation falls below 10pc after 4 months, food prices still high

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Bangladesh's overall inflation has dropped to single digits for the first time in four months, while food inflation has also eased but remains in double digits. According to updated ... Read More


Yunus seeks Canada's support to recover money laundered from Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has sought Canada's cooperation in recovering funds siphoned off from Bangladesh to the North American country. He asked for assistance in identifying, f... Read More


11-year-old girl 'missing' from Adabor taken into RAB custody

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Rapid Action Battalion, or RAB, has taken the 11-year-old girl "missing" from Dhaka's Adabor area in custody in Naogaon following her discovery. She was located from the district... Read More


Dhaka introduces pink buses with ticket counter system to streamline public transport

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Buses from 21 companies operating via Abdullahpur to different destinations in Dhaka will run on a ticket counter-based system, with all vehicles painted pink. Dhaka Road Transport O... Read More


Court orders freeze on 52 bank accounts of NASSA Group Chairman Nazrul, family

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 52 bank accounts belonging to former EXIM Bank chairman and NASSA Group chief Nazrul Islam Mazumder, his wife Nasrin Islam, daughter Anika Is... Read More


Footballer Sumaya receives death and rape threats

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- Footballer Matsushima Sumaya, who declared "rebellion" against coach Peter James Butler, says she has been threatened with rape and death. The women's SAFF Championship winner took t... Read More


ACC claims to uncover Tk 352 million in FDR held by Awami League's CRI

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission, or ACC, has announced the discovery of a fixed deposit receipt, or FDR, account valued at approximately Tk 352.1 million in the name of the Centre for ... Read More


Saad loyalists granted Ijtema permission on condition of leaving Tongi next year

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The home ministry has allowed followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi to hold the second phase of Biswa Ijtema on the Turag River bank at Gazipur's Tongi on condition that the group will ... Read More


ACC writes to Bangladesh Bank to freeze officers' lockers in vault

Dhaka, Feb. 4 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has written to the Bangladesh Bank governor to temporarily freeze the personal lockers its officers have in the bank's vault. Those special lockers may... Read More