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Ex-EC secretary Helal Uddin shown arrested in polls manipulation case

Dhaka, Aug. 18 -- A Dhaka court on Monday showed former Election Commission (EC) secretary Helal Uddin Ahmed arrested in a case filed over alleged manipulation of national election. Dhaka Metropolita... Read More


No order, yet no portrait: Bangladesh missions quietly drop President's image

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Though there had been "no written official instruction as such" from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the removal of President Mohammed Shahabuddin's portrait, Bangladesh Missions... Read More


BNP to give opinion on 'July Charter' draft by August 20

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will submit its opinion by 20 August after reviewing the final draft of the "July National Charter 2025" prepared by the National Consensus Com... Read More


Eased U.S. tariffs create chances for Bangladesh amid exporter's measured outlook

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- From this August, Bangladesh is required to pay an additional 20 percent tariff, along with the existing 15 percent, on its exports to the United States. Vietnam faces the same tarif... Read More


1,760 petitions filed to redraw 83 constituencies

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Election Commission (EC) has received a total of 1,760 petitions regarding the redrawing of parliamentary constituencies, according to a report prepared by its election managemen... Read More


Doctors attribute Adviser Farooki's illness to excessive workload

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Cultural Adviser Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has fallen ill due to excessive work pressure but is currently out of danger, doctors confirmed on Sunday (Aug 17). According to a ministry p... Read More


Bangladesh seeks lasting solution to Rohingya crisis: Khalilur Rahman

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh seeks lasting solution to Rohingya crisis: Khalilur RahmanKhalilur Rahman National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman has said Bangladesh is seeking an urgent and permanent ... Read More


Bangladesh Bank tightens grip on governance; Dhaka Bank MD resigns amidst scrutiny

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- In a major shake-up of the country's banking sector, Bangladesh Bank has demonstrated its firm resolve to establish good governance, with a dozen managing directors (MDs) stepping do... Read More


ACC seeks wealth statements from Bashundhara Group chairman, wife

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has issued a notice to Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his wife Afroza Begum, seeking their wealth statements. In a press release is... Read More


Runa Khan joins cast of 'Cholochittra: The Cinema'

Dhaka, Aug. 17 -- Filmmaker Ali Zulfikar Zahedi is set to bring the lives of silver screen stars to the big screen with his upcoming project "Cholochittra: The Cinema". Actress Runa Khan has joined th... Read More