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Specialist doctors to strike for three days over promotion

Dhaka, March 7 -- The Bangladesh Civil Service (Health) Cadre Specialist Doctors Forum has announced a three-day strike from Saturday demanding promotion. The forum's press release said a two-hour st... Read More


July Uprising: UN warned Bangladesh Army it could be removed from peacekeeping missions, says Turk

Dhaka, March 7 -- The UN human rights chief says he warned the Bangladesh Army against engaging in any repression during the July-August uprising. In an interview with the BBC programme HardTalk on W... Read More


WFP seeks emergency funding to prevent ration cuts to Rohingya refugees

Dhaka, March 7 -- The United Nations World Food Programme, or WFP, has warned of a "critical funding shortfall" for its emergency response operations in Bangladesh, jeopardising food assistance for Ro... Read More


Bangladesh Bank chief agrees to reschedule Bashundhara's loan under 'proper regulations'

Dhaka, March 7 -- Bangladesh Bank chief Ahsan H Mansur has agreed to allow Bashundhara Group to restructure its loan "if proper procedures are followed". Central bank spokesperson Arif Hossain Khan s... Read More


India wants Bangladesh to solve all issues through 'democratic means'

Dhaka, March 7 -- India has prioritised settling all issues in Bangladesh through democratic means by holding inclusive and participatory elections for a "stable, peaceful, inclusive and progressive" ... Read More


Advisor Asif Mahmud releases man detained during Hizb ut-Tahrir clashes with police in Baitul Mukarram

Dhaka, March 7 -- Interim government Advisor Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has freed a man who beat a Hizb ut-Tahrir member during clashes between the banned organisation members and police at Baitul Muk... Read More


RUET sacks pro-Awami League teacher, three other officials for 'opposing July protests'

Dhaka, March 7 -- Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, or RUET, has dismissed four staff members, including a pro-Awami League teacher and officials, over their alleged involvement in su... Read More


4 kidnappers posing as Anti-discrimination Movement representatives arrested

Dhaka, March 7 -- Four people have been arrested in Chattogram on charges of kidnapping a garment factory official and extorting his family for ransom by posing as representatives of the Anti-discrimi... Read More


Advance bus tickets for Eid trips available from Mar 14

Dhaka, March 7 -- Advance bus tickets for Eid-ul-Fitr trips will be made available from Mar 14. Homebound passengers will be able to purchase tickets for trips seven days ahead of Eid - Mar 25 to Mar... Read More


Ditching the suit: the message behind a leader's casual look

Dhaka, March 7 -- In the late 70s, when we were at school, there was a story in our Bangla textbook about Sheikh Saadi, a 13th century Persian poet and thinker. The message of the story was profound,... Read More