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EC begins review of usable transparent ballot boxes

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- As part of preparations for the parliamentary polls, the Election Commission is gathering updated information from the field on the number of usable transparent ballot boxes. Minute... Read More


No signs of injury found on journalist Bibhuranjan's body

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- No injury marks were found on the body of journalist Bibhuranjan Sarkar, said Dr. Sheikh Md. Ehsanul Islam, Resident Medical Officer at the 250-bed Munshiganj General Hospital, after... Read More


Prime Bank holds Training Program on AML & CFT Compliance in Sylhet

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Prime Bank PLC successfully organized a day-long training program on Anti-Money Laundering (AML) and Combating the Financing of Terrorism (CFT) Compliance in Sylhet recently. The se... Read More


Steps underway to check arms smuggling: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Saturday said measures are being taken to prevent arms smuggling into the country ahead of the national election. "A... Read More


Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam received the Pakistan F... Read More


Four of a family burnt in Keraniganj AC blast

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Four members of a family have been injured after an air-conditioner compressor exploded at a house in Keraniganj Model Town near Dhaka. The incident occurred around midnight, but th... Read More


Experts stress decentralisation for a sustainable Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Speakers at a programme on Saturday underscored the need for reducing pressure on the capital city to make it liveable and sustainable. Keeping this in view, they said establishing ... Read More


SAJIDA Foundation shares insights on women-led climate resilience

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- SAJIDA Foundation hosted a research dissemination event titled "Building Climate Resilience: Women as Agents of Change" in Dhaka on Thursday (August 21). Policymakers, researchers, ... Read More


Dutch foreign minister resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned, after he failed to secure new sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza. Veldkamp had informed the country's Parliament he i... Read More


Ultimatum to return looted white stones in Sylhet

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The Sylhet district administration has ordered looted white stones from the Shada Pathor tourist site to be returned by 5pm on Tuesday, 26 August. The directive came from a meeting ... Read More