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Police detain youth seen extorting car in viral video

Dhaka, April 16 -- Police have detained a young man caught extorting a car in Dhaka's Dhanmondi in a viral video. Once the video went viral, the youth was taken into the custody of the Dhanmondi Poli... Read More


Dhaka board offers re-registration window for secondary students left out from last year

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Dhaka Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education has reopened student registration for sixth, eighth, and ninth graders, offering a window of opportunity to those who were ex... Read More


Government lifts advance tax on unrefined soyabean, palm oil imports

Dhaka, April 16 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has withdrawn the 5 percent advance tax on imports of unrefined soyabean and palm oil, just a day after cooking oil prices were hiked by Tk 14 pe... Read More


Jamaat-e-Islami now demands election before next Ramadan

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami is unwilling to wait until June 2026 for the general election, the party's chief Shafiqur Rahman has said. He put forward the party's stance to hold the 13th pa... Read More


Why Bangladesh needs Alternative Dispute Resolution

Dhaka, April 16 -- The term ADR means "Alternative Dispute Resolution", which are methods used to resolve conflicts that do not rely on court proceedings. These can involve arbitration, mediation, neg... Read More


Salman, Shayan, Shibli face embezzlement charges in IFIC Aamar bond 'fraud'

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is preparing to initiate an embezzlement case against former IFIC Bank chairman Salman F Rahman, his son Shayan F Rahman, former BSEC chairman S... Read More


Interim government delists Bhorer Kagoj from official media list

Dhaka, April 16 -- The interim government has revoked the official media listing of Bhorer Kagoj, a newspaper with a three-decade legacy, citing fraudulent circulation figures and misinformation regar... Read More


Election Commission to unveil action plan in July, plans dialogue before announcing poll schedule

Dhaka, April 16 -- The Election Commission (EC) plans to release a printed version of its action plan in July as part of its pre-voting preparations for the 13th national polls in December. The commi... Read More


Election as early as possible between December and June, says Asif Nazrul

Dhaka, April 16 -- The next general election will be held "as early as possible between December and June", Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said. Speaking at the State Guest House Jamuna on Wednesday, Na... Read More


Deposits in Bangladesh banks slip below 8% again in February

Dhaka, April 16 -- Bank deposit growth in Bangladesh has fallen below 8 percent once again in February, reflecting the headwinds facing the economy. The latest data released by Bangladesh Bank on Wed... Read More