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Liquor factory recovered at Chittagong University; two arrested

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The proctorial body of Chittagong University (CU), with the help of the university police outpost, has recovered an illegal liquor factory in a makeshift room on the campus and detain... Read More


Government secondary school teachers suspend strike

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Government secondary school teachers have suspended their ongoing work stoppage, which was held over four demands including salary scale for ninth grade and the formation of an indepe... Read More


India rice imports suspended at Hili Land Port

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Rice imports from India have been suspended at Dinajpur's Hili Land Port. Other goods are, however, being imported and exported as usual. The land port stopped importing rice complet... Read More


Three killed in Madaripur road crash

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Three people have been killed after a bus and a truck collided near the Arial Khan Bridge on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district. Zarirul Islam, chi... Read More


Throat-slit body of man recovered in Chuadanga

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- A 25-year-old young man was found dead with his throat slit at Belgachi in the Chuadanga municipality area on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sohel, son of Asabul Haque of Ba... Read More


Army, Navy, Air chiefs visit Khaleda at Evercare

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Chiefs of Army, Navy and Air on Tuesday night visited ailing BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka. According to Inter Services Public Relation (ISPR), chief of A... Read More


Regulatory lapses haunt nine NBFIs as liquidation looms

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- The nine non-bank financial institutions (NBFIs) now heading for liquidation under a Bangladesh Bank initiative were in good financial health even a decade ago. Their condition has g... Read More


4.9-magnitude earthquake in Myanmar shakes parts of Chattogram

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- A moderate earthquake struck near Falam in Myanmar shortly before 1:00 am on Tuesday and was felt in parts of Chattogram. According to the US Geological Survey (USGS), the quake occu... Read More


Dhaka continues attempts to revise overpriced JICA metro-rail bids

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Dhaka Metro Rail Company continues its effort for negotiating over-priced quotations in various contracts of metro-rail projects and will soon send a reminder to the projects' Japanes... Read More


Rice, fish, meat key drivers of Oct food inflation

Dhaka, Dec. 2 -- Rice, fish, and meat remained the dominant drivers of food inflation in October, accounting for 99.78 per cent of the total, while a continued decline in vegetable prices helped tempe... Read More