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SC sets Jan 23 for review hearing on Jamaat leader Azhar's death sentence

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has set January 23 as the date for the hearing of Jamaat leader ATM Azharul Islam's review petition, seeking reconsideration of his death senten... Read More


Bird strikes a major safety concern for HSIA flight operations

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Growing number of incidents of bird strikes in the sky around Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has created a major safety concern for flight operations as a survey has fo... Read More


BD passport performs as 7th weakest for 2025

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Bangladeshi passport has been identified as the seventh weakest one for 2025, according to a latest global report. The South Asian nation shares 100th position with Libya and the Pal... Read More


ACC prosecutes former WASA MD Taqsem, nine others over illegal recruitment

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has prosecuted former Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (WASA) managing director Taqsem A Khan and nine others on charges of aiding financ... Read More


Oil prices down on US fuel stocks build, dollar strength

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Oil prices fell more than 1.0 per cent on Wednesday as a stronger dollar and large builds in US fuel inventories last week pressured prices, reversing earlier gains driven by tighteni... Read More


Grameen Bank plans to reduced government control

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Grameen Bank, the Nobel prize-winning microfinance institution, is poised for a significant shift in its ownership and governance structure. Under a new proposal, the government's st... Read More


Man killed as car hits him in Uttara

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A 30-year-old man was killed after being struck by a speeding car in front of the Uttara BNS Center Wednesday evening. The deceased was identified as Mamunur Rashid, son of Abdul Jab... Read More


Four dead, 15 injured as ambulance, two buses catch fire in Savar

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Four people were killed and 15 others injured as a gas cylinder in an ambulance exploded following a collision with a bus in Savar on the Dhaka-Aricha highway early Thursday. Savar H... Read More


Visa issue doesn't exist once passport is revoked: Govt

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- Referring to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's reported visa extension, the interim government on Thursday said the visa issue does not exist once a passport is cancelled. "I wo... Read More


Khanpur ICD project denied govt consent

Dhaka, Jan. 9 -- A time-overrun inland container depot (ICD) project, located at Khanpur in Narayanganj, was Wednesday denied consent by the interim government for its alleged timely execution failure... Read More