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377 Bangladeshis among 770 undocumented migrants held in Kuala Lumpur raid

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- A total of 770 undocumented migrants, including 377 Bangladeshis, were detained during a special operation by Malaysia's Immigration Department in the Bukit Bintang area of Kuala Lum... Read More


Oil dips but holds near one-month high on US sanctions

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Oil prices eased in Asia on Wednesday but held near one-month highs on the back of new US sanctions on a network of shipping companies and vessels, while traders looked ahead to an O... Read More


Bangladesh Bank signs deals with 20 banks, FIs to boost startup financing

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Bangladesh Bank has signed participation agreements with 16 scheduled banks and four financial institutions under its Tk 5-billion refinance fund to expand low-cost loans and investm... Read More


After FSIB, Union Bank accepts merger, EXIM declines

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Two banks have so far said they are willing to accept the mergers and acquisitions (M&A) bailout but EXIM Bank disagrees to espouse such a sink-or-swim revival recipe launched by the... Read More


Bangladesh names Ariful Islam as next Ambassador to US

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Ambassador Tareq Md Ariful Islam, who served as the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN Offices in Geneva, is going to be Bangladesh's next Ambassador to the United Stat... Read More


28 buses seized over allegation of pushing JU female student

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have seized 28 buses of 'Rajdhani Paribahan,' a transport company operating on the Dhaka-Aricha highway, after a female student was allegedl... Read More


DU expels student for six months over rape threat to DUCSU candidate

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Dhaka University (DU) has expelled a student for six months for threatening a female DUCSU candidate with gang rape on social media. In a press release issued on Wednesday morning, ... Read More


Gold prices hit record high as BAJUS raises rates

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh will rise to a record high from Thursday after the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) announced a fresh adjustment, citing higher costs of pure gold i... Read More


12-kg LPG cylinder price cut by Tk 3.0 to Tk 1,270 each

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) cut the retail price of 12-kg LPG by Tk 3.0 per cylinder to Tk 1,270 for September from the previous month's Tk 1,273. The commiss... Read More


Freshers get voting rights in RUCSU election

Dhaka, Sept. 3 -- Rajshahi University Election Commission has decided to include first-year students in the final voter list for the Rajshahi University Central Students' Union (RUCSU) election schedu... Read More