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Former MP Sala Uddin held in Jashore

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Joint forces detained former MP from Jhenaidah-3 constituency Major Gen (retd) Md Sala Uddin Miaji from Jashore Sadar upazila on Tuesday night. Locals and students besieged Shyamolc... Read More


Ex-employees of GP demand compensation, reinstatement

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A group of former employees of Grameenphone, one of the leading telecom operators of the country, has demanded financial and social compensation as well as reinstatement. They also ... Read More


Delay in IMF loan release mutually agreed

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The Ministry of Finance (MoF) on Tuesday said the delay in releasing the fourth tranche of IMF loan was mutually decided as Bangladesh could not implement some conditions on time. T... Read More


Tenures of five reform commissions extended until March 31

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The tenures of the five reform commissions that were formed later, separately from the six that have already submitted their reports, have been extended until March 31, 2025. They i... Read More


Court orders seizure of 130 bighas of land of DB Harun, his brother

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- A Dhaka court today (Wednesday) ordered authorities to seize 130 bighas of land belonging to former Chief of the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Harun or Ras... Read More


Lack of policy likely to affect export of farm products

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Lack of a pesticide policy in Bangladesh prompts incessant use of chemical pesticides, offering a challenge to achieve the country's ambitious goal of earning $5.0 billion in agricul... Read More


Govt ramps up market monitoring

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The government has intensified its market monitoring of essential commodities ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. Three dedicated teams will start monitoring markets across Dhaka me... Read More


33 govt officials made OSD; they oversaw 2008 election as returning officers

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The government has reassigned 33 joint secretaries and equivalent officials - who served as returning officers during the controversial 2018 national election - to the role of Office... Read More


Uber contributes Tk 5.5b to BD economy in 2024

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Uber supported economic growth in Bangladesh with Tk 5.5 billion of economic activity in 2024, according to a report. Uber, the leading ridesharing app in Bangladesh, released its e... Read More


Textile millers threaten to halt investments

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Leaders of the country's primary textile millers on Tuesday threatened that they would not make any fresh investments unless the government announces an election date. Textile mills... Read More