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BNP's Mirza Abbas likens 'rude' political rival to Awami League, calls it 'religion distorter'

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Abbas has levelled a sharp accusation against another political party, widely understood to be the Jamaat-e-Islami. He described the group, which he did not n... Read More


New-look Tk 500 banknote set to hit the market

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Bangladesh Bank is releasing a new design for the Tk 500 note in the market. These new notes feature depictions of Bangladesh's historic and archaeological landmarks After the 2024 s... Read More


ACC prosecutes three former BTRC chairmen 'Tk 91bn revenue loss'

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted three former chairmen of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission and three other senior officials over alleged unlaw... Read More


Baul artist among six arrested for husband's murder over 'affair'

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Six people have been arrested in connection with the murder of a young man in Fatullah, Narayanganj, police said. The victim's wife, a Baul artiste, is among those detained. Investi... Read More


Government warns of legal action against primary teachers' 'complete shutdown'

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The education authorities have ordered government primary school teachers to return to classrooms and conduct annual examinations, warning that failure to comply could result in actio... Read More


3,000 tonnes of Ukrainian sunflower oil reach Cox's Bazar refugee camps

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- A shipment of 3,000 tonnes of sunflower oil from Ukraine has arrived at refugee camps in Cox's Bazar to support Rohingya refugees. On Wednesday, a media statement from the Embassy of... Read More


Bangladesh records over 96,000 dengue hospitalisations

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Bangladesh has reported 490 hospitalisations from dengue fever in the past 24 hours, bringing the total this year to 96,067. The Aedes mosquito-borne illness has claimed five lives i... Read More


Adviser Bashir Uddin says cooking oil prices raised without government consent

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- Commerce Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin has accused importers and distributors of raising cooking oil prices without notifying the government. Speaking at the Secretariat on Wednesday, ... Read More


Court filing of reinvestigation report on Viqarunnisa's Aritry death Jan 8

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- A Dhaka court has set Jan 8 for the submission of the reinvestigation report in the case over the suicide of Aritry Adhikary, a ninth grader at Viqarunnisa Noon School and College. A... Read More


NCP urges EC to announce poll schedule in line with political reality

Dhaka, Dec. 3 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has urged the Election Commission to take the country's political situation into account, including the illness of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and an... Read More