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Govt ditches 10 economic zones as superfluous

Dhaka, April 13 -- Licences of 10 of a slew of economic zones-five public and as many private-have been rescinded as the interim government recasts Bangladesh's industrial- development strategy. Chow... Read More


EC plans to set HSC as minimum qualification for poll watchers

Dhaka, April 13 -- The Election Commission (EC) is planning to set the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) or equivalent credentials as the minimum educational qualification for domestic election obser... Read More


Banks in CHT districts to remain closed today

Dhaka, April 13 -- All branches and sub-branches of scheduled banks in the three Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) districts are closed today (Sunday) on the occasion of Chaitra Sankranti (the last day of ... Read More


Pahela Baishakh today

Dhaka, April 13 -- The nation is set to celebrate the Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year Year-1432, today in an inclusive manner involving people from all ethnic groups. A huge number ... Read More


CA lays foundation stone of Sampriti Bhaban

Dhaka, April 13 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today laid the foundation stone of the Sampriti Bhaban at the International Buddhist Monastery in the capital. He laid the foundation stone a... Read More


Investigation underway into Shobhajatra arson: RAB chief

Dhaka, April 13 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) Director General Shahidur Rahman says that law enforcers are investigating whether the arson of the Shobhajatra motifs at the Dhaka University Faculty o... Read More


Al Arafah Bank sends MD Farman R Chowdhury on forced leave

Dhaka, April 13 -- Managing Director of Al Arafah Islami Bank PLC Farman R Chowdhury has been sent on forced leave for three months after the central bank found alleged involvement in irregularities i... Read More


Pohela Boishakh event cancelled at DC Hill after stage vandalised in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 13 -- The Sammilito Pohela Boishakh Udjapon Parishad has announced the cancellation of its daylong Bengali New Year celebration at DC Hill in Chattogram after the stage for the event was ... Read More


Bangla calendar and Pahela Boishakh

Dhaka, April 13 -- Life is a ceaseless voyage over time - from the cradle to the grave; but the starting point of the cosmic phenomenon called time is still a mystery. Some people claim that it starte... Read More


31 injured in July uprising to be sent to Pakistan for advanced treatment: Health Adviser

Dhaka, April 13 -- The government is going to send 31 people injured in the July mass uprising to Pakistan for advanced medical treatment, Health Adviser Nurjahan Begum has said. She revealed this du... Read More