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Ex-state minister Babar acquitted in arms case

Dhaka, March 19 -- The High Court has acquitted former state minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar from 17 years of imprisonment in a case over recovery of arms from his Gulshan house around 21 ... Read More


18 Bangladeshis return home from Myanmar scam centre

Dhaka, March 19 -- Eighteen Bangladeshis, who were victims of human trafficking, and imprisoned in a scam centre in Myanmar, returned home early Wednesday. A Thai Airways flight carrying them landed ... Read More


Bangladesh imposes seasonal fishing ban to protect marine stocks

Dhaka, March 19 -- The Bangladesh government has imposed a seasonal fishing ban in the Bay of Bengal and riverine water bodies to protect marine biodiversity, ensure safe breeding and sustain fish sto... Read More


Aug 21 attack: State appeals against HC verdict

Dhaka, March 19 -- The state has petitioned to appeal against the High Court verdict acquitting all 49 suspects sentenced by the Speedy Trial Tribunal in the Aug 21 Bangabandhu Avenue grenade attack c... Read More


Dutch parliament calls for less dependence on US tech giants

Dhaka, March 19 -- The parliament of the Netherlands on Tuesday adopted several motions calling on the government to reduce dependence on US tech giants. According to a motion published on the websit... Read More


BTTC for extension of facilities until June 30

Dhaka, March 19 -- State-run Bangladesh Trade and Tariff Commission (BTTC) has recommended extension of duties, taxes and VAT-exemption facilities on edible oils until June 30, aiming to keep the pric... Read More


Tk 37b green steel project in disarray

Dhaka, March 19 -- A Tk 37 billion green steel project, being constructed by Bashundhara Multi Steel Industries Limited (BMSIL) in the National Special Economic Zone in Mirsarai, Chattogram, is in dis... Read More


Oil prices ease as Ukraine peace talks offset Mideast instability worries

Dhaka, March 19 -- Oil prices eased about 1.0 per cent on Tuesday as US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed moves to end the three-year-old war in Ukraine, which coul... Read More


Israel warns more to come as airstrikes kill over 400 in Gaza

Dhaka, March 19 -- Israeli airstrikes pounded Gaza and killed more than 400 people on Tuesday, Palestinian health authorities said, shattering nearly two months of relative calm since a ceasefire bega... Read More


JU hosts Arabic calligraphy workshop

Dhaka, March 19 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) started organising a three-day Arabic Calligraphy Workshop from Monday, aiming to explore the professional value of the art form and expressing spiritu... Read More