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Court orders seizure of 130 bighas of land of DB Harun, his brother

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A Dhaka court today (Wednesday) ordered authorities to seize 130 bighas of land belonging to former Chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Harun or Ras... Read More


Lack of policy likely to affect export of farm products

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Lack of a pesticide policy in Bangladesh prompts incessant use of chemical pesticides, offering a challenge to achieve the country's ambitious goal of earning $5.0 billion in agricul... Read More


Govt ramps up market monitoring

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The government has intensified its market monitoring of essential commodities ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Three dedicated teams will start monitoring markets across Dhaka me... Read More


33 govt officials made OSD; they oversaw 2008 election as returning officers

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The government has reassigned 33 joint secretaries and equivalent officials - who served as returning officers during the controversial 2018 national election - to the role of Office... Read More


Uber contributes Tk 5.5b to BD economy in 2024

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Uber supported economic growth in Bangladesh with Tk 5.5 billion of economic activity in 2024, according to a report. Uber, the leading ridesharing app in Bangladesh, released its e... Read More


Textile millers threaten to halt investments

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Leaders of the country's primary textile millers on Tuesday threatened that they would not make any fresh investments unless the government announces an election date. Textile mills... Read More


Regulator imposes fines of Tk 66.3m for stock price manipulation

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has imposed fines worth Tk 66.3 million on seven individuals, including Md. Abul Khayer, and two companies, for manipulating ... Read More


Air ticket fraud under investigation, Home Secretary says

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Investigations into fraud in air ticket sales, particularly for Middle Eastern routes, are going on, Senior Home Secretary Nasimul Gani has said. Speaking to reporters ahead of a me... Read More


Fake cosmetics seized at Old Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A large quantity of counterfeit cosmetics including ones with name of popular brands were seized in the capital's Bangshal area on Wednesday. The containers of fake cosmetics with b... Read More


Operation Devil Hunt: 532 arrested across Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A total of 532 people were arrested across the country as part of the ongoing "Operation Devil Hunt" in 24 hours till Wednesday afternoon, according to the police headquarters. Besi... Read More