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'False and baseless': BCB rebuffs reports of ICC ultimatum over T20 WC matches in India

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has rejected reports that it was issued an ultimatum by the International Cricket Council (ICC) over the upcoming T20 World Cup, calling the claims ... Read More


Who funds the race for parliament - and who is watching closely?

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The banners will soon rise, rallies will fill the streets and campaign slogans will echo across constituencies -- but behind the theatre of democracy lies a quieter, more contentious ... Read More


Local phone makers deny NEIR-linked price hikes, blame rising global component costs

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Local mobile handset manufacturers have rejected allegations that they are raising prices by exploiting the implementation of the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR), di... Read More


Online VAT service goes live, 3 firms get instant refunds

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched an online system for value-added tax (VAT) refunds to ease the long-standing hassles businesses face in claiming refunds. Three busin... Read More


Bangladesh begins unloading first shipment of US corn since 2018

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh has received its first consignment of corn from the United States since 2018. The process of unloading the shipment started at 11:20am on Wednesday at a jetty on the Karna... Read More


Anisul, Dipu, Salman shown arrested in July Uprising attempted murder case in Badda

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Former law minister Anisul Huq, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni and Sheikh Hasina's advisor Salman F Rahman have been formally arrested in an attempted murder case linked to ... Read More


BNP brings in three retired army officers for Tarique Rahman's security

Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has appointed three retired army officers as directors in the security team of its acting chairman Tarique Rahman. The appointments were announ... Read More


JnUCSU polls: What Chhatra Dal and Shibir VP candidates said after voting

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- Vice-president (VP) candidates from the two panels backed by Jatiotabadi Chhatra Dal and Islami Chhatra Shibir have expressed confidence about their chances of the university's centra... Read More


EU delegation meets Tarique on free, fair polls

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- A European Union delegation has met BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman to discuss ensuring a free and fair national election. The meeting took place on Tuesday night at the party chief'... Read More


Trader assaulted during student union election at Jagannath University

Dhaka, Jan. 6 -- A trader has been assaulted at the main gate of Dhaka's Jagannath University during voting in the university's first-ever central students' union election. The incident occurred arou... Read More