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Court freezes 13 BO accounts of RAJUK's ex-chairman, his wife

Dhaka, May 19 -- A Dhaka court today (Monday) ordered authorities to freeze 13 beneficiary owner (BO) accounts of former chairman of RAJUK Major General (Retd) Md Siddiqur Rahman Sarker and his wife G... Read More


Govt honours captain, crew of Biman flight that lost wheel

Dhaka, May 19 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has bestowed honours on the captain, first officer and a member of the cabin crew of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines jet for touching down safel... Read More


No dual NIDs, Bangladesh's database now fully secure: EC

Dhaka, May 19 -- No one in the country currently has dual national identity cards, and the NID database is now fully secure, said ASM Humayun Kabir, Director General of the Election Commission's NID W... Read More


Akij Food and Beverage to raise Tk 5b through zero-coupon bond

Dhaka, May 19 -- Akij Food and Beverage Limited (AFBL), one of Bangladesh's leading homegrown FMCG companies competing with global giants, has announced plans to raise Tk 5 billion through a zero-coup... Read More


ILO, BEPZA ink deal on two-year action plan

Dhaka, May 19 -- The International Labour Organisation (ILO) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) on Monday signed an agreement on a two-year action plan aimed at harmonising legis... Read More


No innocent won't be harassed: Adviser Jahangir

Dhaka, May 19 -- Home Adviser Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has reiterated that they will make sure that no innocent person is harassed in the July uprising cases. "We'll take measures as no innocent pe... Read More


RMG workers must be paid bonus by May, salary by early June: Home adviser

Dhaka, May 19 -- Garment workers must be paid their Eid bonus within May and salary between June 1 and 3, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury instructed on Monday. "Garment wor... Read More


Farooki terms Nusraat Faria's arrest 'embarrassing incident'

Dhaka, May 19 -- Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki on Monday expressed disappointment over the recent arrest of actress Nusraat Faria, calling it an "embarrassing incident" for the authorities a... Read More


Oil prices slip as US, China concerns weigh

Dhaka, May 19 -- Oil prices slipped on Monday, weighed down by Moody's downgrade of the US sovereign credit rating and official data that showed a slow down in the pace of China's industrial output an... Read More


Rains, thundershowers likely across country

Dhaka, May 19 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted rains at several places in seven divisions of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00 am on Monday. "Light to mod... Read More