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Tk 1.6m looted from Krishi Bank vault in Khulna

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- A total of Tk 1.6 million has allegedly been looted from the vault of Bangladesh Krishi Bank in Rupsha upazila of Khulna after breaking through multiple locks. Police said the incid... Read More


Abysmal potholes in corporate tax payments exposed

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Gross mismatch between the number of registered companies and that of corporate income-tax receipt by the exchequer persists, as the tax returns submitted annually by the former cont... Read More


Suspected militant held as joint forces seize arms, explosives in Rajshahi raid

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Joint forces have detained a man with previous militancy-related arrests after recovering a cache of weapons and bomb-making materials in a raid on a house in Rajshahi city. The ope... Read More


Lalmonirhat flood: Teesta water recedes, miseries mount

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Although water levels in the Teesta River have started to recede the suffering of thousands of flood-hit people continues as waterborne diseases spread in Lalmonirhat district . The... Read More


Govt rejects commerce ministry's plea

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The government has turned down the commerce ministry's plea to provide electricity for the tea industry at subsidised prices. "There is no scope for supplying electricity for tea pr... Read More


DMP launches mobile app GD services

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- All police stations of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) can now provide general diary (GD) filing services online through a mobile app, according to Deputy Police Commissioner (Me... Read More


US vows support to strengthen freedom of judiciary

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Charge d'Affaires Tracey Ann Jacobson at the US Embassy in Dhaka pledged on Thursday that the United States would extend its fullest support towards strengthening the independence of... Read More


AL-era mini stadium project cost to leap 73pc

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- The cost of an ongoing project initiated during the ousted Awami League government to develop mini stadiums in different upazilas is set to jump by over 73 per cent. The project's f... Read More


MFIs' branches rise 38.5pc, borrowers reach 32.18m

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh's microfinance sector has seen a significant expansion over the past six years, with the microfinance institutions' (MFIs) total number of branches rising from 18,825 in f... Read More


Shoes hurled at photos of artists in DU over mourning Bangabandhu's assassination

Dhaka, Aug. 16 -- Shoes have been hurled at photographs of artists and journalists who expressed grief and paid tribute to Bangladesh's founding father Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on his death a... Read More