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Gold bars worth Tk 380mn found in plane toilet at Shahjalal Airport

Dhaka, March 29 -- Aviation Security (AvSec) has seized 153 gold bars from the toilet of the cargo compartment on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport... Read More


Petition to show Mamun Khaled, Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested at tribunal

Dhaka, March 29 -- The prosecution has petitioned the International Crimes Tribunal to show retired Army officials Masud Uddin Chowdhury and Mamun Khaled arrested in cases over genocide during the Jul... Read More


Truck driver 'rams, kills' pump manager in Narail after not getting fuel

Dhaka, March 29 -- The manager of a petrol pump has allegedly been killed following an argument in Narail after a truck driver was unable to get fuel. Another worker at the pump has been seriously inj... Read More


Traffickers face 'exemplary punishment' for Mediterranean deaths, says Shama Obaed

Dhaka, March 29 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has vowed to track down and prosecute the human trafficking syndicate responsible for luring Bangladeshi nationals into a Medite... Read More


Bangladesh Bank seeks $2bn extra loan to buffer economy against Iran war shocks

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to secure another $2 billion in external financing to navigate the economic pressures triggered by the Iran war, Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has ann... Read More


Uproar in parliament over reform council notice as legality dispute delays debate

Dhaka, March 29 -- Parliament has descended into heated exchanges over an Opposition notice seeking a session of the Constitutional Reform Council to implement proposals under the July National Charte... Read More


Manager suspended over illegal fuel hoarding at Jamuna depot in Mongla

Dhaka, March 29 -- Joint forces have seized a significant quantity of illegally stockpiled fuel following a raid on the Jamuna petroleum depot in Mongla, Bagerhat. The facility's manager has been sus... Read More


5 children dead as measles puts 106 people in Mymensingh hospital over 13 days

Dhaka, March 29 -- The number of measles patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has been rising steadily, with 106 people admitted in the past 13 days of this month. Of them, five children h... Read More


Home Minister Salahuddin says weakness of interim government allowed 'mob violence'

Dhaka, March 29 -- Salahuddin Ahmed has claimed that the interim government failed to control "mob violence" due to its "weakness", asserting that the elected administration has largely restored law a... Read More


RAB arrests trucker for 'murdering' pump manager over fuel dispute in Narail

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a truck driver suspected of intentionally crushing a filling station manager to death after being reportedly denied diesel in Narail. ... Read More