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Islami Bank employees block Chattogram highway for almost an hour

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Employees of Islami Bank have staged a blockade on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway at Faujdarhat, halting traffic for nearly an hour in protest against the bank's "special competency eva... Read More


Nation bids farewell to Language Movement veteran Ahmad Rafiq

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The body of Ahmad Rafiq has been taken to the Central Shaheed Minar in Dhaka, where people from all walks of life are paying their last respects to the Language Movement veteran. Fol... Read More


11 fall ill with anthrax symptoms in Gaibandha

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- At least 11 people in Gaibandha's Sundarganj Upazila have developed symptoms of anthrax after butchering the meat of a diseased cow. The affected are all residents of Kishamat Sadar ... Read More


A saga of wastage and despair

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The news appeared in newspapers rather quietly - and it did not attract much public attention either. May be, it was not an exciting issue or it did not represent a loud emergency. Bu... Read More


Bangladesh closely monitoring safety of Shahidul Alam: CA

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Bangladesh is closely monitoring the status and safety of those participating in the historic flotilla for Gaza, especially world-renowned photographer and human rights activist Shahi... Read More


Bangladesh seeks further reduction in US tariffs

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- National Security Adviser and High Representative for the Rohingya issue Dr Khalilur Rahman has requested Assistant US Trade Representative Brendan Lynch to consider further reduction... Read More


UP Chairman Alfu Mia, suspect linked to 'Sada Pathor loot', arrested

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- Kazi Abdul Wadud Alfu Mia, the chairman of Telikhal Union and a prominent figure in the local Awami League, has been arrested over alleged connections with the illegal sand and stone ... Read More


BFUJ demands implementation of 9th wage board, formation of 10th, and other reforms

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) has demanded immediate implementation of the 9th Wage Board and the formation of the 10th, along with eight other pressing demands a... Read More


Lawsuit seeks to stop Trump's $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- In what appears to be the first major challenge to the new $100,000 fee required for H-1B visa applications, a coalition of health care providers, religious groups, university profess... Read More


EC dialogue with media persons on Monday

Dhaka, Oct. 4 -- The Election Commission (EC) will hold a dialogue with journalists on Monday ahead of the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election. The dialogue will take place at the conferenc... Read More