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Sadeeq Agro chairman sent to jail in money laundering case

, March 4 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent chairman of Sadeeq Agro Imran Hossain to jail in a money laundering case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam passed the order following a petiti... Read More


Govt changes decision on quota for families of July Uprising victims in school admission

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Ministry of Education has canceled its earlier order allocating quota for the families of those injured and martyred during the July 2024 uprising and issued a new directive. Th... Read More


Govt to recruit 2,000 more doctors: Adviser Rizwana

Dhaka, March 4 -- Environment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said the government has decided to recruit 2,000 more doctors to enhance healthcare access to the grass... Read More


Dhaka's Iftar always gets disrupted by severe traffic congestion

Dhaka, March 4 -- Asr prayer marks the beginning of an overwhelming surge in vehicular movement across Dhaka's streets, with offices closing one after another from 4 pm onwards, taking traffic congest... Read More


Japan, Unicef sign $ 3.3mn deal to strengthen assistance for Rohingya children

Dhaka, March 4 -- The government of Japan has allocated approximately $ 3.3 million (JPY 500 million) to support Unicef's response to the humanitarian needs of Rohingya refugees. Through this grant, ... Read More


'Wonderful treasures here to be shared on global stage': Director of World Art Foundations

Dhaka, March 4 -- Clare Hindle, founding Director of World Art Foundations, shared her insights with Gallery Cosmos on art, saying that there are so many wonderful treasures here to be shared on the g... Read More


MCCI urges NBR to abolish cash transaction in company tax

Dhaka, March 4 -- The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Indusry (MCCI) on Tuesday urged the National Board of Revenue (NBR) to consider abolishing the cash transaction condition in the company tax ... Read More


2 'drug peddlers' held with 2,050 Yaba pills in Dhaka

, March 4 -- Detectives in a drive arrested two suspected drug peddlers along with 2050 pieces of Yaba tablets from Bailey Road area of the capital on Tuesday. The arrestees were identified as Bappi ... Read More


China's vast thorium reserves could provide unlimited nuclear energy: Report

Beijing, March 4 -- A recently declassified report suggests that China possesses significantly larger thorium reserves than previously estimated. The radioactive metal, already known to exist in abun... Read More


Volker Turk to present UN fact-finding report on Bangladesh in Geneva on March 5

, March 4 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk will present the United Nations human rights fact-finding report on human rights violations and abuses related to the protests of July an... Read More