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BASIC Bank loan fraud: Court orders further probe into 14 cases

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The Dhaka Special Judge Court No.1 has ordered a further investigation into 14 of the 59 cases filed against Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and others on charges of embezzling and laundering... Read More


Titumir College students block rail line in Mohakhali

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Students from Government Titumir College have blocked the rail line in Dhaka's Mohakhali in addition to blocking the road to press for their demand to upgrade the institution into an ... Read More


July Uprising injured protesters crowd outside Chief Advisor Yunus' residence

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Injured protesters from the July uprising have massed outside chief advisor's official residence Jamuna on Dhaka's Minto Road, breaking through police barricades at midnight. Anti-di... Read More


TIN holders not filing returns will receive notices from NBR, says chairman

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- The National Board of Revenue, or NBR, has begun issuing notices to individuals who hold a Taxpayer Identification Number, or TIN, but have not filed returns for an extended period, N... Read More


5 attackers 'gang-raped' teenage girl, dumped body in Hatirjheel after murder

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A 13-year-old girl abducted from Dhaka's Dakshinkhan was gang-raped and killed by five attackers, police say after recovering her decomposed body from Hatirjheel. The girl, an eighth... Read More


Man sentenced to death for 2021 murder of wife over dowry

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- A Chattogram court has sentenced a man to death for killing his wife over a dowry demand. Ferdous Ara of the Chattogram Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal delivered th... Read More


'Are handcuffs fit for a brave freedom fighter?' asks Kamal Majumder at hearing

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Former state minister for industries Kamal Ahmed Majumder, who is facing charges in a murder case linked to the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, raised his handcuffed hands befor... Read More


Can India's tax reforms be a blueprint for Bangladesh's middle-class prosperity?

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- India's recent budget has introduced significant tax reforms aimed at alleviating the financial burden on the middle class. These measures are designed to increase disposable income, ... Read More


Bangladesh enjoys 23.60 percent remittance increase in seven months

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Despite negative trends in most economic indicators, remittance inflows have once again brought positive news. In the first seven months of the current fiscal year, expatriates have ... Read More


Not everything possible now, says Advisor Nahid on Titumir protests

Dhaka, Feb. 3 -- Nahid Islam, information and broadcasting advisor to the interim government, has urged the students protesting for the upgrading of Government Titumir College to a university to be pa... Read More