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Arshadur Rouf assumes additional role as attorney general

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Mohammad Arshadur Rouf, serving as additional attorney general, has been entrusted with the additional responsibilities of the attorney general. The law ministry announced it on Thur... Read More


Jaishankar's visit should focus on Khaleda's funeral, not bilateral 'politics', says Advisor Touhid

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Foreign Advisor Touhid Hossain has urged observers not to read diplomacy into Indian External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's Dhaka visit, saying it should be seen solely as a condole... Read More


'No one will forget her': Crowds pay respects to Khaleda at Zia Udyan

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- People from all walks of life, including BNP activists, have paid their respects to BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia as the Zia Udyan was opened to the public the day following the burial ... Read More


Maximum returns for savings certificates lowered

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The Department of National Savings has announced new profit rates for investment in savings certificates and bonds for the first half of the year. Effective from the first day of 202... Read More


Government cuts import, production duties for mobile phones

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The government has reduced duties on domestically produced and imported mobile phones to lower handset prices. The decision came during Thursday's Advisory Council meeting amid calls... Read More


Sanjay, Faisal give 'confessional statement' in court over Hadi murder

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Sanjay Chisim and Faisal Karim Masud, who were arrested in connection with the murder of Inqilab Moncho leader Sharif Osman bin Hadi, have provided statements in court "confessing to ... Read More


Indian Defence Minister Rajnath pays tribute to Khaleda Zia at Bangladesh mission in New Delhi

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has visited the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi to convey condolences over the death of former prime minister Khaleda Zia. He was recei... Read More


New textbooks reached all primary students on New Year's Day, says Advisor Bidhan

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Primary and Mass Education Advisor Bidhan Ranjan Roy Poddar has said all primary school students have received their textbooks on the first day of the new academic year. On Thursday,... Read More


Mobile traders clash with regulators at BTRC in protest against NEIR launch

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- The launch of the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR) has been met with attack and vandalism at the BTRC office in Agargaon. The service was kicked off as part of manda... Read More


Former minister Lutfozzaman Babar says RAB was 'not used politically' during BNP rule

Dhaka, Jan. 1 -- Former BNP home minister Lutfozzaman Babar has asserted that the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was "never politically exploited" during the party's tenure from 2001 to 2006. Speaking ... Read More