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BNNRC launches media fellowship on enhancing Road Safety Legislation

Dhaka, May 13 -- The orientation session for a Media Fellowship on strengthening Road Safety Legislation for 25 journalists was held at the conference hall of Young Women Christian Association ( YWCA)... Read More


NBR spilt into 2 divisions to overhaul tax system: Govt

Dhaka, May 13 -- The government on Tuesday said the dissolution of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) aims to separate tax policy-making from tax administration to improve efficiency, reduce conflict... Read More


Human chain in front of National Mental Health Institute and Hospital protests recruitment notification

Dhaka, May 13 -- Bangladesh Physiotherapy Association ( BPA) on Tuesday demanded for revision of educational qualification and grade of "Physiotherapy" post in the recruitment notification published o... Read More


Ferry services on Chandraghona-Raikhali route suspended for 6 days due to dredging

, May 13 -- Ferry operations on the Chandraghona-Raikhali route in Karnaphuli River of Kaptai have been suspended for six days from Tuesday, due to the dredging work aimed at resolving navigability is... Read More


Bangladesh urges India to take measures to stop push-ins

Dhaka, May 13 -- Bangladesh has urged India to take measures to immediately stop the push-ins, stressing that such push-ins without due process would undermine mutual understanding between the two cou... Read More


Ramna Batamul attack: HC commutes sentences of 10 convicts

, May 13 -- The High Court on Tuesday commuted the sentences of 10 convicts in a case filed over the bomb attack at Ramna Batamul that left 10 people dead in 2001. The HC bench of Justice Mostafa Zam... Read More


Govt committed to ensuring safety of healthcare providers: Home Affairs Adviser

Dhaka, May 13 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Tuesday said that the government is committed to ensuring safety of healthcare providers and others involved in this sec... Read More


IMF finally agrees to release $1.3bn loan tranche for Bangladesh in June

, May 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has finally agreed to disburse the next two tranches of its $4.7 billion loan package for Bangladesh, amounting to $1.3 billion, in June. The decisio... Read More


Grieving mother elephant stands watch for hours after calf crushed by truck

, May 13 -- A mother elephant's heartbreaking vigil beside her calf, killed in a road accident, has drawn widespread sorrow and outrage online. The tragic incident took place on May 11 - Mother's Day... Read More


Zubaida files petition challenging sentence in graft case

Dhaka, May 13 -- Dr Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, on Tuesday submitted an appeal with the High Court (HC) against her three-year jail sentence in a graft case. The bench... Read More