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No syndicate behind rising rebar prices, says CSRM MD Shahjahan

Dhaka, June 14 -- * CSRM denies any syndicate role in rebar price increases * Weak demand leaves little scope for market manipulation * Dollar volatility and high interest rates have hit steelmakers... Read More


Mother, daughter found hacked to death at home in Chattogram

Dhaka, June 14 -- A mother and her daughter have been hacked to death in their own home in Chattogram's Anwara Upazila. The incident occurred in Purba Konnara village in Paroiakora Upazila on Saturda... Read More


Bangladesh Bank dissolves Islami Bank board amid mounting customer protests

Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of Islami Bank, bowing to mounting pressure from customer protests and concerns over the bank's management. The central bank on ... Read More


Bangladesh to impose 15% tax on gains from gold, jewellery sales

Dhaka, June 14 -- The government is set to impose a 15 percent tax on profits earned from the sale of gold or gold ornaments declared by individual taxpayers in their income tax returns. The proposal... Read More


High Court grants bail to former Begum Rokeya University VC Kalimullah in ACC case

Dhaka, June 14 -- The High Court has granted bail to former Begum Rokeya University vice-chancellor Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). His lawyer says th... Read More


Remarks on women MPs' attire, Opposition leaders' family spark uproar in parliament

Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament had descended into disorder after BNP lawmaker Monirul Haque Chowdhury commented about the attire of Opposition women MPs. The comments, which also referred to the wife o... Read More


Heated exchanges in parliament over home minister's remarks on Shibir leader Zisan

Dhaka, June 14 -- Parliament has witnessed heated exchanges between ruling and Opposition lawmakers during the budget session. The disruption was triggered after Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed commen... Read More


JU student's ID card recovered from body found in Buriganga

Dhaka, June 14 -- Naval police have recovered the body of a young man from the Buriganga River beneath Bosila Bridge in Dhaka. Additional Superintendent (ASP) of Dhaka Region Naval Police Mahfuzur Ra... Read More


Connolly 149 powers Australia to thrilling win and avoid Bangladesh clean sweep

Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh are left to rue a spirited bowling display as Shoriful Islam's 6-wicket haul nearly engineered a famous collapse, only for Australia's tail to scramble them to a 1-wicket ... Read More


Government approves Narsingdi Medical College, second since BNP formed government

Dhaka, June 14 -- The government has greenlighted the establishment of a new public medical college in Narsingdi. The institution will be named "Narsingdi Medical College", the health ministry said o... Read More