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DSE slips despite rise in DS30; CSE edges up on selective gains

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Stocks witnessed mixed performance on Tuesday as key indices fell on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) closed marginally higher. At the DSE, t... Read More


President to pay tribute to BDR martyrs

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin will pay tribute to martyred BDR (Now BGB) members at Banani military graveyard on Wednesday. The President will place a wreath at 10:00 am, marking t... Read More


Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 by-polls likely on April 9

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- By-elections to two parliamentary constituencies - Bogura-6 and Sherpur-3 -- are likely to be held on April 09 next. The Election Commission is considering April 9 as the tentative ... Read More


Gas explosion in Chattogram claims third life

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Another victim has died following a gas explosion in the port city of Chattogram, raising the death toll to three, officials said. Md Samir Ahmed Suman, 40, died at about 11:55 am o... Read More


Two fishermen shot by 'pirates' in Bay of Bengal

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Two fishermen have been injured in an alleged pirate attack while fishing in the Bay of Bengal near the Sundarbans. The incident occurred around 4am on Saturday near Narikelbaria, G... Read More


Foreign investors keen on Nagad, Jamaat MP tells BB governor

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Barrister Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem Arman, a newly elected lawmaker from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, held discussions with the central bank governor on bringing global investors to the mo... Read More


NBR introduces email OTP system for overseas taxpayers

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has introduced a special email verification system allowing Bangladeshi expatriates to file their income tax returns online without relying on mob... Read More


Cost of 65 dev projects ramped up by Tk 798.34b

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- Costs of 65 projects have been ramped up by Tk 798.34 billion in apparent prodigal reappraisals of the development schemes by the just-gone interim government during its one-and-a-ha... Read More


Government appoints Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as home secretary

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The government has appointed retired secretary Monjur Morshed Chowdhury as the secretary at the Ministry of Home Affairs on a one-year contract. The Ministry of Public Administratio... Read More


Bus service from Kolkata to Agartala via Dhaka operates for first time in 17 months

Dhaka, Feb. 24 -- The cross-border bus service linking West Bengal's Kolkata with Tripura's Agartala via Dhaka has resumed after being suspended for nearly 17 months. Akhaura Land Port Immigration Po... Read More