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President to appoint Bangladesh Bank Governor: Draft Ordinance

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- A draft of the Bangladesh Bank Ordinance (Amendment) has been prepared, bringing major changes to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972, including a proposal for the governor's appointment ... Read More


Bangladesh premiere of Sohel's award-winning film The Ice Cream Sellers at ULAB

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Organized by Cinemascope, the film will be screened on August 16, 2025, at 5:00 pm at the Dhanmondi Campus-A Auditorium of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB). After sc... Read More


BEZA hands over 12.5 acres land to China Lesso Group expecting $32m investment in Special EZ

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- The Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) has officially handed over some 12.5 acres of land to China Lesso Group in the National Special Economic Zone (EZ). Earlier on Septemb... Read More


111 killed in mob violence since start of 2025: Ain o Salish Kendra

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- The non-governmental organisation Ain O Salish Kendra (ASK) has condemned the mob beating that resulted in the deaths of two Hindu devotees in Rangpur's Taraganj Upazila over the sus... Read More


Two found dead in private car at hospital parking in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Two people were found dead inside a private car at Dr Sirajul Islam Medical College Hospital parking in the Shiddeshwari area of Dhaka on Monday. The identity of the deceased couldn... Read More


Tarique Rahman stands by mother who sold land for son's treatment

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Members of the Doctors' Association of Bangladesh (DAB) have successfully treated Ariful Islam, a boy who became paralysed after an accident in 2023. His mother had sold her land to ... Read More


Police arrest two women for stealing shoppers' money

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Police arrested two women for their alleged involvement in stealing money from shoppers at Bashundhara City Shopping Mall in the capital. The arrestees were Juthi Akter Srabanti alia... Read More


JUCSU polls on September 11

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- The long-awaited Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) election will take place on September 11, the authorities finally announced on Sunday. Chief Election Commi... Read More


Transporters withdraw strike after assurance on 'rational' considerations

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Transport owners and workers withdrew their proposed 72-hour countrywide strike after being assured that their demands of amending the road transport act will be considered rationall... Read More


Apparel exporters push for full restoration of cash incentives

Dhaka, Aug. 11 -- Apparel exporters have urged the government to reinstate cash incentives at pre-2024 rates and scrap the procedural requirements that they say are inflating costs and undermining the... Read More