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Eid rush begins as thousands leave capital

Dhaka, May 22 -- City dwellers began leaving the capital on Thursday ahead of the holy Eid-ul-Azha to celebrate the festival with their families in their ancestral villages, triggering the annual rush... Read More


Insurance bodies await permanent leadership

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh's insurance sector has been operating without full-time leadership at two of its most important institutions for more than two months, fuelling concerns over policy delays ... Read More


Ramisa murder: WEAB expresses concern, demands justice

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Women Entrepreneurs Association of Bangladesh (WEAB) has expressed concern and deep outrage over the rape and murder of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa Akter in Pallabi area of D... Read More


Uttara University holds seminar on Rabindranath's contemporary relevance

Dhaka, May 22 -- A seminar titled "Rabindranath in the Test of Time: Challenges and Prospects" was held at Uttara University on Thursday, jointly organised by the university's Department of Bangla and... Read More


BRAC, LEGO Foundation launch five-year early childhood development initiative in Cox's Bazar

Dhaka, May 22 -- BRAC, with support from the Denmark-based LEGO Foundation, has launched a five-year initiative aimed at creating safe, joyful and development-friendly learning environments for childr... Read More


Ensuring violence-free local govt polls is challenging: CEC Nasir

Dhaka, May 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin spoke of a history of conflict and violence in Bangladesh's local government elections, but says he does not want to see any bloodshe... Read More


Home minister vows swift exemplary trial in Ramisa murder case

Dhaka, May 21 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today (Thursday) assured the nation that the trial in the rape and murder case of eight-year-old schoolgirl Ramisa would be completed as quickly as poss... Read More


Economists call for strategic budget to revive growth

Dhaka, May 21 -- Experts and economists have urged the government to use the national budget for the next fiscal year as a strategic instrument to revive economic growth while maintaining macroeconomi... Read More


HC rejects writ seeking probe into 18-month activities of interim govt

Dhaka, May 21 -- The High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition seeking an investigation into the 18-month activities of the immediate past interim government, led by Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus. Th... Read More


Import of fertilisers from Malaysia becomes uncertain

Dhaka, May 21 -- The move to import fertilisers from Malaysia under a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement has become uncertain due to technical problems, officials have said. The Bangladesh Ag... Read More