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32 candidates to wrest for each seat at DU Business Studies admission test

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The admission test for Dhaka University's Business Studies Unit has been scheduled for Saturday, with 32 candidates competing for every available seat. The exam will be held from 11a... Read More


NBR suspects seizure of illegal imports led to attack on officers

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) believes a group angered by recent measures to prevent the release of falsely declared goods may have been behind the attack on two customs officer... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur says he won't submit to 'big brothers'

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called for the triumph of the aspirations of 180 million people, something he claims can be realised through "Quranic law". He emphasised th... Read More


Prison sentence during AL tenure responsible for Khaleda's illness: Fakhrul

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that party chief Khaleda Zia's long-running health complications began during her two-year imprisonment under the Awami L... Read More


Amir Khosru sees no justification for postponing election over Khaleda Zia's health

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia does not present a valid argument for rescheduling the February general election, according to senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Cho... Read More


Health ministry orders medical technologists, pharmacists on strike to resume work

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- The health and family welfare ministry has asked medical technologists and pharmacists on strike over the past few days to return to their work stations. In a media statement issued ... Read More


Four Jahangirnagar University halls shed Sheikh family names

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Jahangirnagar University has renamed four of its residential halls previously bearing the Sheikh family's names. One of the halls has been named after Felani Khatun, a 15-year-old Ba... Read More


Lioness brought back into Dhaka zoo cage 2.5 hours after escape

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Authorities have managed to bring the lioness that escaped at Mirpur Zoo back into its cage. The zoo's Director Rafiqul Islam Talukder said the animal was tranquilised and returned t... Read More


Brother sees sister's face one last time in no man's land along India border

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- A Bangladeshi brother has had the rare chance of seeing her dead sister's face one last time in Chapainawabganj's Shibganj. Relatives and family members of the deceased woman thanked... Read More


Female teacher found dead at home in Bogura

Dhaka, Dec. 5 -- Police have recovered the body of a female teacher from the bathroom of her house in Bogura town. Bogura Sadar Police Inspector Mahfuzar Rahman confirmed the recovery of the body aro... Read More