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4 sentenced to life in prison for 2019 murder of farmer in Kushtia

Kushtia, March 30 -- A court in Kushtia on Monday sentenced four men to life imprisonment in connection with the 2019 murder of farmer Sahabul Islam Mondal in Mirpur upazila. Kushtia District and Ses... Read More


Salahuddin briefs parliament on logistical issues faced by police post-Uprising

Sangsad Bhaban, March 30 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said more than half of the police vehicles across the country were burnt or completely destroyed during the mass uprising of studen... Read More


No scarcity, hoarding and panic buying causing problems: Energy Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, March 30 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Monday told Parliament that currently there is no energy shortage rather fuel hoarding and excessive pu... Read More


Chinese yuan weakens to 6.9223 against USD Monday

, March 30 -- The central parity rate of the Chinese currency renminbi, or the yuan, weakened 82 pips to 6.9223 against the U.S. dollar Monday, according to the China Foreign Exchange Trade System. I... Read More


Foreign loan disbursements, repayments almost same during first 8 months of fiscal: ERD

Dhaka, March 30 -- Foreign loan disbursements and repayments have remained almost equal during the first eight months of the current 2025-26 fiscal year, highlighting mounting pressure on external deb... Read More


Japan lauds govt's 'well-conceived' plan, says it will 'positively affect' investors' minds

Dhaka, March 30 -- Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi on Monday appreciated the new government's 'well-conceived plan' which, in his interpretation, consists of a reconciliation to break... Read More


Youth killed in Dhaka road crash

Dhaka, March 30 -- An unidentified young man, aged around 25, was killed when a CNG-run auto-rickshaw hit a motorcycle in Badda area of the capital on Monday. The identity of the deceased could not b... Read More


Govt prioritises strengthening of rural economyL: Finance Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, March 30 -- Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury On Monday said the government is giving top priority to strengthening the rural economy and improving the living ... Read More


Interim govt took Tk 73,000 crore in loans in first 7 months of fiscal

Dhaka, March 30 -- The interim government's reliance on the banking sector surged significantly to meet development project costs and other expenditures, with borrowing from internal banks reaching ov... Read More


Zaima Rahman observes parliament session from VVIP lounge

Dhaka, March 30 -- Barrister Zaima Rahman, daughter of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday observed the ongoing parliament session from the VVIP lounge at the Jatiya Sangsad. She entered the VVIP... Read More