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BB unveils monetary policy statement for first half of FY25

Dhaka, July 18 -- Bangladesh Bank on Thursday unveiled the monetary policy statement for the first half of FY2025 maintaining a cautiously tight monetary policy stance. It maintained a tight stance i... Read More


Metro rail services halted partially

Dhaka, July 18 -- Metro rail services have been halted partially due to a fire incident outside the station at Mirpur 10 area in the capital. The metro rail authorities suspended operations at around... Read More


Government ready to discuss solutions with quota protesters, says law minister

Dhaka, July 18 -- Law Minister Anisul Huq said that the government is prepared to talk with the quota reform protesters to discuss solutions to the current volatile situation in the country. The mini... Read More


Protesters block train line in Mohakhali, severing Dhaka's rail connections

Dhaka, July 18 -- Quota protesters blocked rail lines in Dhaka's Mohakhali and Nakhalpara areas on Thursday amid the countrywide 'shutdown', halting train service from Dhaka to the rest of the country... Read More


Silence prevails on DU campus, police block entry points

Dhaka, July 18 -- Dhaka University was shrouded in silence on Thursday morning after the administration halted academic activities and ordered students to vacate their residential halls in the wake of... Read More


Protesters block Dhaka-Chattogram highway amid 'shutdown'

Dhaka, July 18 -- As part of the nationwide quota reform movement, students from various colleges blocked the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at the Shimrail intersection on Thursday amid the nationwide 'shu... Read More


PM seeks local, foreign investments in extracting marine resources

Dhaka, July 18 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called for foreign and local investment in extracting marine resources in the vast sea areas. "We will make the blue economy stronger by ens... Read More


Shutdown cripples capital amid clashes between police-protesters

Dhaka, July 18 -- Firing teargas and rubber bullets riot police clashed with quota-reform protesters in different parts of the capital city in the first hours of Thursday at the start of a nationwide ... Read More


Unlawful force used against quota reform protesters: Amnesty International

Dhaka, July 18 -- Authorities used unlawful force against student protesters and failed to ensure their protection during the ongoing quota-reform protest across the country, said Amnesty Internationa... Read More


Actress Chamak announces plan to join protesting students on streets

Dhaka, July 18 -- Small screen actress Rukaiya Jahan Chamak expressed solidarity with students protesting for quota reforms in government jobs. In a Facebook post at midnight on Wednesday (July 17), ... Read More