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BTRC plans two-phase NEIR rollout from January to curb Tk 20b annual revenue loss

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- The Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has drawn up a two-phase plan to reactivate the National Equipment Identification Register (NEIR), with the first p... Read More


Army, 'armed group' trade fire in Sajek as blockade leaves tourists stuck

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- The Bangladesh Army has exchanged fire with a "armed group" in Rangamati's popular tourist spot Sajek, after two local organisations blockaded the area and stranded tourists. T... Read More


Ishraque calls PM's directive to resign 'best advice ever'

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has described the directive to resign from the Cabinet as the "best advice ever", claiming that a media outlet and a "vested-interest group" had been... Read More


Sajek road blockade: 2,933 tourists evacuated amid gunfight

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- A total of 2,933 tourists stranded in Sajek Valley were safely escorted to their destinations by security forces on Thursday amid repeated exchanges of gunfire between law enfor... Read More


Two more die of measles-like symptoms

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- At least two people with symptoms of measles have died across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). The latest deaths... Read More


Hridoy says Bangladesh's trophy talk doesn't show on the field

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Bangladesh talks about winning trophies before every big tournament but does not back it up on the field, stand-in captain Towhid Hridoy said after his side went out of the tri-... Read More


Another tourist's body recovered in Cox's Bazar The death toll rises to four

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- The body of another tourist who went missing at sea was recovered from Himchari beach in Cox's Bazar on Thursday morning, raising the death toll to four. The body of Mohammad H... Read More


BAJUS warns against jewellery sector's negative publicity over Diamond World owner's arrest

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- The Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) on Thursday said an allegation against an individual should not be allowed to cast the entire jewellery sector in a negative light.B... Read More


Moyeen Khan falls sick, hospitalised with chest pain

Bangladesh, Oct. 22 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister and BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has been hospitalised after complaining of severe chest pai... Read More


Private-bank seniors being hired to fill public banks' MD posts

Bangladesh, Oct. 21 -- A plan is under active consideration of the government to appoint private commercial banks' senior executives as managing directors in state-owned commercial banks in a manageme... Read More