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Former general Masud rejects role in 'Tk 240bn embezzlement recruitment scam'

Dhaka, March 29 -- Retired three-star general Masud Uddin Chowdhury has dismissed allegations of involvement in a Tk 240 billion recruitment scam, rejecting the prosecution's claims as "absurd". A Dh... Read More


Rangpur lorry workers strike shuts petrol supply across eight districts

Dhaka, March 29 -- Rangpur's Tank Lorry Workers Union has launched an indefinite strike to protest the conviction and fines imposed on three workers for fuel theft. President of the union Ataur Rahma... Read More


Rangpur lorry workers' strike shuts petrol supply across eight districts

Dhaka, March 29 -- Fuel supplies have come to a halt across eight districts in Rangpur Division as tank lorry workers launched an indefinite strike, protesting the imprisonment and fining of three col... Read More


PM's Advisor Titumir says government correcting GDP data after 'years of distortion'

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh has begun a sweeping correction of its economic data after years of "exaggerated" GDP figures, Prime Minister's Finance and Planning Advisor Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir has ... Read More


Chuadanga introduces Fuel Cards to 'streamline' oil supply, combat smuggling

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Chuadanga district administration has decided to introduce Fuel Cards for vehicles, effective from Apr 1. The decision came at a meeting on the storage, transport, and distribu... Read More


Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kazal vows impartial duty above politics

Dhaka, March 29 -- Newly appointed Attorney General Ruhul Quddus Kazal has vowed to work "dispassionately" in the interest of the people and the state. Speaking at his office on Sunday, the senior Su... Read More


Deputy Speaker Kayser pledges parliament neutrality to uphold equality, accountability

Dhaka, March 29 -- Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal, presiding over a parliamentary session for the first time, has pledged to perform his duties with strict neutrality. The House convened at 3pm on Sunda... Read More


'If I get on my vehicle, I will have to push it home'

Dhaka, March 29 -- The severe fuel crisis across Bangladesh is paralysing the general public. Most pumps are not supplying fuel sufficient to demand. Private vehicles and motorcyclists in particular a... Read More


CCTV cameras mandated in all SSC exam halls to curb cheating

Dhaka, March 29 -- The government has ordered the installation of CCTV cameras in every classroom at all examination centres across the country for the upcoming Secondary School Certificate and equiva... Read More


Parliament resumes session after 13-day Eid break

Dhaka, March 29 -- The parliament session has resumed after a 13-day break due to Eid and other holidays. The session resumed at 3pm on Sunday with the recitation of the Quran presided over by Deputy... Read More