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Consensus Commission resumes talks with key issues topping agenda

Dhaka, July 15 -- The 14th day of second round of dialogue between the National Consensus Commission and political parties began on Tuesday to discuss several key reform issues. With Commission's vic... Read More


HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury passes away

Dhaka, July 15 -- HRC Group Chairman Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury passed away while undergoing treatment at a hospital in Dhaka on Tuesday morning. He was 65. Sayeed Hossain Chowdhury, brother of Saber H... Read More


Truck helper killed in Gulistan road crash

Dhaka, July 15 -- A 24-year-old youth was killed in a road accident at Gulistan Zero Point in Dhaka early Tuesday. Md Shahabul, son of Rashid Mia from Soanaighat Nansa village in Pirganj upazila of R... Read More


Banani child rape: Main accused arrested

Dhaka, July 15 -- Police have arrested the main accused in the child rape case in Dhaka's Banani area. The arrestee was identified as Al Amin (21). He was arrested in a drive conducted in Mohakhali a... Read More


SDF rate cut to 8.0pc to rescue call-money mkt

Dhaka, July 15 -- Policymakers bill it as a major monetary-policy change as the central bank cuts the standing deposit facility (SDF) rate by 50 basis points to 8.0 per cent trying to revitalize the s... Read More


Trade halted at Teknaf port for three months

Dhaka, July 15 -- For three months, trade with Myanmar through the Teknaf Land Port in Cox's Bazar has been suspended. As a result, hundreds of trucks full of export goods are wasting away in the port... Read More


India offers support to restore Satyajit Ray's ancestral home in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 15 -- The Indian government on Tuesday said they are willing to cooperate with Bangladesh for the repair and reconstruction of the ancestral property of noted filmmaker and litterateur Sat... Read More


Parents of girl who filed abuse case appeal for restraint, healing after cyberbullying

Dhaka, July 15 -- The parents of a girl who filed a court complaint seeking safety from physical and mental abuse have expressed alarm over "cyberbullying" their daughter is now facing and appealed fo... Read More


HC rule: Why not declare Dr Yunus 'National Reformer'

Dhaka, July 15 -- The High Court on Monday issued a rule upon the concerned bodies of the government for explanation as to why they should not be directed to declare Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Y... Read More


Gas crunch halts production at CUFL, bleeds govt funds

Dhaka, July 15 -- Production at the Chittagong Urea Fertilizer Limited (CUFL) has remained suspended since April 11 due to a persistent gas crisis, leading to significant financial losses for the gove... Read More