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New pay scale could fuel bribery 'premiums' without reforms to public admin: TIB

Dhaka, Jan. 26 -- While acknowledging the rationale behind the initiative to increase the salaries and allowances of government employees, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has called for an... Read More


BNP-Jamaat clash in Hatibandha: 25 injured, motorcycles vandalised

Lalmonirhat, Jan. 25 -- At least 25 people were injured and several motorcycles vandalised in a clash between BNP and Jamaat activists in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat-1 constituency on Sunday, of... Read More


Shakib Al Hasan available for selection, says BCB

, Jan. 25 -- In a dramatic development coinciding with Bangladesh's official exclusion from the T20 World Cup, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced that former captain Shakib Al Hasan is o... Read More


Protest at DU over Jamaat leader's remarks targeting female students

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- A group of students staged a protest, including the burning of an effigy, against what they described as "defamatory" remarks and false allegations made by a Jamaat leader targeting ... Read More


Gazipur auto-rickshaw drivers withdraw highway blockade

, Jan. 25 -- rickshaw drivers in Shreepur of Gazipur withdrew their blockade of the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway after about one and a half hours on Sunday, following police intervention. The drivers had... Read More


Jamaat-BNP clash in Chuadanga leaves 14 injured

Chuadanga, Jan. 25 -- At least 14 people were injured in a clash between supporters of Jamaat-e-Islami and the Bangladesh Nationalist Party in Chuadanga's Alamdanga upazila on Sunday afternoon. The i... Read More


Sleeping youth burnt to death in Narsingdi

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- year-old youth was burnt to death in the Police Lines area of Narsingdi late Friday night. The deceased was identified as Chanchal Chandra Bhowmik, son of Khokon Chandra Bhowmik of ... Read More


Bangladesh gold market breaks record as prices hit Tk 257,191 per bhori

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Gold prices in Bangladesh have surged once again, with the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) setting a new all-time high for the precious metal. According to a notification i... Read More


8 Sylhet Medical University officials jailed in ACC case

Sylhet, Jan. 25 -- A court on Sunday ordered eight officials and employees of Sylhet Medical University to be sent to jail in a corruption case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The Sylh... Read More


Monju still unsatisfied with polling environment, warns of another uprising

Dhaka, Jan. 25 -- Amar Bangladesh (AB) Party Chairman Mojibur Rahman Monju on Sunday said the environment for a free and fair election has not yet been fully ensured, warning that failure to hold an a... Read More