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Krishak Dal leader Babul sent to jail in sabotage case

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court has sent Shohidul Islam Babul, secretary general of the BNP-affiliated Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal, to prison over his conviction in a case dating back six years. Ba... Read More


Harunor, Nurul among 18 police officials suspended over absenteeism

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Eighteen police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Detective Branch chief Harunor Rashid and former Dhaka Range deputy inspector general (DIG) Syed Nurul Isla... Read More


Govt shuts down traditional Savar brick kilns, keeps cleaner ones running to curb pollution

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The government has ordered a halt to brick-making operations in Dhaka's Savar Upazila from September amid alarm over dangerously high levels of air pollution. Only kilns using ... Read More


Government surpasses rice, paddy procurement targets for Boro season

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The government has procured 376,942 tonnes of paddy from the domestic market during the Boro season, according to the information ministry. In a statement issued on Monday, the... Read More


Policeman arrested for 'leaking' CMP commissioner's wireless order

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A policeman has been arrested in Chattogram for allegedly leaking a confidential radio message from the city's police commissioner instructing officers not to go on duty without... Read More


Biman reports record Tk 9.37 billion profit in 2024-25 fiscal year

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- State-owned Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reported an unaudited profit of Tk 9.37 billion for the 2024-25 fiscal year. The national carrier has described the figure as a milest... Read More


DUCSU elections: Islami Chhatra Shibir announces panel

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Islami Chhatra Shibir, the student wing of Jamaat-e-Islami, has announced a full panel of 28 members running in the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) elections. ... Read More


Court grants CID five days to question MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court has placed MyTV chairman Nasir Uddin Sathi on a five-day remand for questioning by the Central Investigation Department in a case over the murder of Asadul Haque B... Read More


AKM Shahnawaj takes charge as acting managing director of Dhaka Bank

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Dhaka Bank board has appointed AKM Shahnawaj as acting managing director after former managing director Sheikh Mohammad Maroof stepped down. Shahnawaj, who had been serving... Read More


DUCSU polls: Chhatra Dal yet to finalise panel, three eye VP post

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- On the final day for collecting nomination forms for the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election, all major student organisations submitted full panels, but th... Read More