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Prices of small-cap firms rise sharply on DSE

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Shares of several small-cap companies with histories of controversy and alleged irregularities have surged, dominating the top gainers' list at the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE). ... Read More


Election roadmap finalised, no worries over law and order, says EC

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- The Election Commission has finalised a draft action plan for the upcoming parliamentary election and will publish the full roadmap this week, according to the commission's Seni... Read More


ACC prosecutes Mazumder, 20 others over Tk 8.58bn EXIM Bank 'embezzlement'

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted former EXIM Bank chairman Nazrul Islam Mazumder and 20 others over the alleged embezzlement and laundering of Tk 8.58 billion, app... Read More


Jamaat's Taher calls on Yunus to hold election dialogue amid fears of 'fascism' return

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has called on the chief advisor to hold dialogue with political parties over the next national election, accusing the cur... Read More


Syria's Sharaa hopes for Kurdish deal to prevent conflict

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa has expressed hope that his country would avoid military conflict with U.S.-backed Kurdish forces if efforts to integrate their autonomous administra... Read More


Arsenal capitalise on keeper error to secure 1-0 win at Man United

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Arsenal's Riccardo Calafiori headed home an early corner, aided by a weak challenge from goalkeeper Altay Bayindir, to earn a 1-0 victory at Manchester United in the Premier League o... Read More


International flights from Cox's Bazar Airport may begin in October, says CAAB chief

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Cox's Bazar Airport could begin handling international flights in October, according to Air Vice Marshal Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Banglades... Read More


Shoes hurled at photos of artists in DU over mourning Bangabandhu's assassination

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Shoes have been hurled at photographs of artists and journalists who expressed grief and paid tribute to Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his the dea... Read More


Amir Khosru questions 'minority' label, says Constitution grants equal rights to all citizens

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- BNP's senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury criticised the use of terms like "minority" in Bangladesh, calling them deliberately divisive despite the Constitution granting equal... Read More


'Bangladesh belongs to everyone, live here without fear': Army chief tells Hindus

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh Army chief has called for harmony among all faiths, assuring the Hindu community that they can live and celebrate their religious festivals in peace. General Waker-Uz-Zam... Read More