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NCP leaders for neutral probe, justice for Shapla Square crackdown in 2013

Dhaka, May 6 -- More than a decade after the deadly Shapla Square crackdown on mass gathering of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh, leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have called for demanded an ind... Read More


BD tells Arakan Army to include Rohingya in new administration

Dhaka, May 6 -- The government has conveyed to the Arakan Army that the Rohingyas must be included in different positions in the new Arakan Administration in the Rakhine State to prove that they are n... Read More


Yunus calls for stronger investment ties with Canada

Dhaka, May 6 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday welcomed Mr Paul Thoppil, Canada's Indo-Pacific Trade Representative, at the state guest house Jamuna, where both sides explored ways ... Read More


Ctg port resumes export container scanning

Dhaka, May 6 -- The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) has resumed operational activities of its self-funded export-oriented container scanner. CPA has taken the initiative as a part of the implementati... Read More


Nat'l food security policy now a top priority: Commerce adviser

Dhaka, May 6 -- Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin on Monday underscored the urgent need for a national food security policy, calling it a top priority for the country. "We need to understand our r... Read More


TCB seeks allocation of 26,871 tonnes of rice

Dhaka, May 6 -- State-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) sought allocation of 26,871 tonnes of rice to sell them among 5.374 million smart cardholder families at a subsidised rate this month,... Read More


Scrap 635mw coal-based power plant at Matarbari

Dhaka, May 6 -- Some 144 civil society organisations (CSOs) across the country jointly submitted letters Monday to the Advisers of the Ministries of Finance, Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Po... Read More


Arable land protection law to be enacted in two months: Adviser

Dhaka, May 6 -- The proposed Land Zoning and Protection Act is likely to be enacted within the next couple of months, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser of the ministries of environment, forests, climate ch... Read More


ACC files cases against Papon, his wifeACC files cases against Papon, his wife

Dhaka, May 6 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against Nazmul Hassan Papon, former youth and sports minister and former president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BC... Read More


Transition up to polls important milestone: Envoy

Dhaka, May 6 -- It is for Bangladesh to decide the timing of next general election, which will be an important milestone for the nation, says Head of Delegation of the European Union Michael Miller. ... Read More