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RAJUK asks ACC to reconsider official implicated in Sheikh family plot allocation case

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha, or RAJUK, are reportedly avoiding office due to fear of arrest. This follows their involvement in a... Read More


Tarique calls for unity among BNP leaders, warns of conspiracies

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman has accused domestic and foreign forces of conspiring against the party, urging its leaders and activists to remain alert in response to the ongo... Read More


Election date depends on reform progress, says press secretary

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The timing of the 13th general election depends on the extent of reforms made by the interim government, Chief Advisor's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said. Speaking at a press ... Read More


Awami League won't be allowed to protest until trial and apology: press secretary

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Awami League will not be allowed to hold protests in Bangladesh until the party apologise and face trial for the killings during the student-led mass uprising, Chief Advisor's Pr... Read More


BNP leader Salahuddin signals street protests if interim government delays national polls

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed has suggested that the party may launch a swift movement to press for elections, warning that street protests might be necessary to put the government on ... Read More


Dr Swapnil to lose medical licence, Labaid Hospital faces action over engineer's death

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The health ministry has ordered the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, or BMDC, to revoke the licence of Dr Mamun Al Mahtab Swapnil of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University... Read More


Evaly's Rassel, Shamima sentenced to 2 years in jail

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced Mohammad Rassel, the founder of e-commerce company Evaly, and his wife Shamima Nasrin, the company's chairman, to two years in prison each in a case of br... Read More


'No proof' found of Shuchona Foundation run by Hasina's daughter Putul: ACC

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission says that a raid at the office address of the Shuchona Foundation, an organisation run by the daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has not ... Read More


Traders warn of halting fruit imports, demand removal of duty hike

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Bangladesh Fresh Fruit Importers Association has announced that if the hike in supplementary duty on the import of the produce is not withdrawn by Monday, they will halt imports ... Read More


Bangladesh plans to change its 'tone' with India during meeting between border forces

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that Bangladesh will change its "tone" of negotiation with India about the unequal India-Bangladesh border treaty signed under the previous ... Read More