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Commerce minister announces permanent expert panel under BFTI for trade negotiations

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has decided to establish a permanent panel of experts under the Bangladesh Foreign Trade Institute (BFTI) to assist in bilateral and multilateral trade negotiations. S... Read More


Bangladesh appoints three more prosecutors to International Crimes Tribunal

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government has appointed three more prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal. A gazette notification was issued on Tuesday by the Solicitor Wing of the Law and Justice Di... Read More


Etihad Airways says will restore flights on Dhaka-New York route in June

Dhaka, May 12 -- Etihad Airways is set to resume flights on the Dhaka-New York route after a closure of nearly two and a half years. The flights will operate again on this route starting next June, a... Read More


RAB arrests two accused of embezzling Tk 35mn by promising jobs abroad

Dhaka, May 12 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested two people accused of embezzling Tk 35 million by promising jobs in Australia, Italy, and other European countries with attractive salari... Read More


Detectives say progress made in tracking killers of 'top criminal' Titon

Dhaka, May 12 -- The killers of "top criminal" Khandaker Naim Ahmed Titon, shot dead near Dhaka's New Market, have been brought "within a framework", said Dhaka Metropolitan Detective Police Additiona... Read More


Bangladesh procuring 20mn litres of palm oil for subsidised sale to low-income groups

Dhaka, May 12 -- The government is buying 20 million litres of refined palm oil to sell at a lower price to low-income people holding Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) cards. The Ministry of Fi... Read More


Palak suffered spinal injuries in prison van accident, claims lawyer

Dhaka, May 12 -- Former state minister for information and communication technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has suffered injuries to his neck and waist in a prison van accident, his lawyer Tarikul Islam ha... Read More


IGP claims police no longer a 'repressive force'

Dhaka, May 12 -- Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir has claimed that the force has regained its image and restored internal discipline after being used as a "repressive force" duri... Read More


Bangladesh will discuss border fence issue only if India decides centrally: home minister

Dhaka, May 12 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has downplayed recent remarks by West Bengal's newly elected Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on building barbed-wire fencing along the Bangladesh border... Read More


PM Tarique urges students to help build political stability

Dhaka, May 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has urged students to play a leading role in building political stability, warning that Bangladesh cannot move forward unless the country emerges from cy... Read More