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Former justice Manik placed on 2-day remand in student killing case

Dhaka, March 5 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed retired judge of the Appellate Division of Supreme Court Justice AHM Shamsuddin Chowdhury Manik on a two-day remand in a case lodged over the murder... Read More


Update CIB on default loans duly or pay penalty

Dhaka, March 5 -- Banks and finance companies risk getting punished by the regulator if they fail to update the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) on their clients' credit status vis-a-vis default loans ... Read More


Update CIB on all loans duly or pay penalty

Dhaka, March 5 -- Banks and finance companies risk getting punished by the regulator if they fail to update the Credit Information Bureau (CIB) on their clients' credit status, including default loans... Read More


Indian LoC-funded projects won't be cancelled

Dhaka, March 5 -- Implementation of projects under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) funding will continue as the government has no plan to cancel those, said Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed while a... Read More


High taxes in Bangladesh hamper business, revenue receipt

Dhaka, March 5 -- Top executives from multinational corporations (MNCs) and local business upshots suggest dialogue between the revenue authority and the corporate sector before taxation as they feel ... Read More


Earthquake jolts parts of Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 5 -- A moderate earthquake was felt in parts of Bangladesh on Wednesday morning, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD). The tremor measuring 5.6 Richter scale was f... Read More


Houthis claim shooting down US MQ-9 Reaper drone

Dhaka, March 5 -- Yemen's Houthi forces announced Tuesday that they successfully intercepted a US MQ-9 reconnaissance drone over the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah. Yahya Sarea, the Houthi military sp... Read More


Prof CR Abrar takes oath as adviser

Dhaka, March 5 -- Prof Chowdhury R Abrar was sworn in as an adviser of the interim government on Wednesday morning. President Mohammed Shahbuddin administered the oath at Bangabhahan around 11:00 am.... Read More


Case filed over beating of two foreign nationals in Dhaka, two arrested

Dhaka, March 5 -- Police have arrested two people over the beating of two foreign nationals in Dhaka's Bashundhara, saying the incident occurred due to a dispute while exchanging dollars for taka. Po... Read More


Unilever Consumer Care declares 520pc cash dividend for 2024

Dhaka, March 5 -- The board of directors of Unilever Consumer Care, a subsidiary of Unilever Group, has recommended a 520 per cent cash dividend for the year ended December 31, 2024, despite lower pro... Read More