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MPO teachers 'satisfied' with house rent hike, suspend protests

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The interim government has decided to increase the house rent allowance of teachers and employees of MPO-listed (Monthly Pay Order) non-government educational institutions to 15 per ... Read More


BRSN calls for road management reform commission, presents 20-point demand

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Bangladesh Road Safety Network (BRSN) has urged the government to form a Road Management Reform Commission to ensure sustainable and safe transport systems across the country, sa... Read More


Road crashes claim 116,726 lives in 12 years

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Bangladesh has witnessed a staggering 116,726 deaths and 165,021 injuries in 67,890 road accidents over the past 12 years, according to the Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samiti (BJKS). Th... Read More


Pharma sector stares at big loss from fire

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The devastating fire at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has dealt a severe blow to Bangladesh's pharmaceutical industry, with an estimated economic... Read More


Most cargos charred in HSIA fire unlikely to be compensated

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- All insured goods incinerated in the import-cargo-village fire at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) may not be compensated as most consignees had 'Air Risk Only' insuranc... Read More


SIGNING JULY CHARTER: NCC remains engaged to win over holdouts

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The National Consensus Commission (NCC) remains engaged with the political parties, particularly those that have not signed the July Charter for their opposition to the reforms and t... Read More


On the validity of CTG port tariff revision

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- I have recently delivered a paper at a seminar organised by the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) at Independent University, Bangladesh, where I concluded that there is a seve... Read More


13TH NATIONAL ELECTION: 8-day deployment of security forces proposed

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A proposal is now on the table to keep law enforcement agencies deployed for eight days during the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. The Election Commission (EC) will review the... Read More


BD's LNG import financing set to get an impetus from next month

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Country's liquefied natural gas (LNG) import financing is set to get an impetus from next month (November) with the availability of fiscal support from World Bank (WB). The WB's US$... Read More


FIRE AT HSIA: Govt waives fees for addl flights from Oct 19 to 21

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism (MoCAT) has instructed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps to waive all fees for additional special flights operated by vario... Read More