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Mobile phone traders clear Agargaon roadblock after BTRC assures on import, NEIR issues

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- After daylong protests in Agargaon, mobile phone traders have cleared the roads following assurances from the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) that their dema... Read More


Shobuj murder: Hasina charged with 'planning', 3 of her ex-ministers charged with giving the order

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and three of her former ministers have been charged with "planning and criminal conspiracy to commit murder, financial assistance, supplying firea... Read More


Students hold night protest outside Shikkha Bhaban over Dhaka Central University ordinance

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Students demanding the issuance of the proposed Dhaka Central University ordinance have continued their sit-in outside the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education building on Ab... Read More


New OCs appointed to 12 Rajshahi city police stations

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- New officers-in-charge (OCs) have been appointed to 12 police stations under the Rajshahi Metropolitan Police ahead of the parliamentary election. The transfer came into effect on Su... Read More


AB Party's Fuaad faces angry crowd in electoral constituency

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party's General Secretary Asaduzzaman Fuaad has faced public backlash during a visit to his electoral constituency in Babuganj. Atikur Rahman Al Amin, convenor o... Read More


BNP to review NEIR in consultation with mobile traders if it forms government

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Senior BNP leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said, if the party comes to power, the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) policy will be thoroughly reviewed. Speaking at ... Read More


42.5mn Bangladeshi children received typhoid vaccine, says UNICEF

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- UNICEF Representative to Bangladesh Rana Flowers has said more than 42.5 million children in Bangladesh have been given the typhoid vaccine. In a statement, UNICEF said the Typhoid C... Read More


TIB says interim administration failed to take stand against corruption

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh chief Iftekharuzzaman has said the interim government failed to take a stand against corruption. Iftekharuzzaman, executive director of the loca... Read More


Tarique recalls horrors of 1971, urges vigilance against looming threats

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has cautioned against certain individuals and groups frequently mentioned in social media and public discourse as figures the nation witnessed engag... Read More


EC 'fully prepared' to hold election, referendum on same day, says Nasir

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) has told Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus that it is "fully prepared" to organise the national election and referendum on the same day. The update was shared... Read More