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Move afoot to bolster mechanism to curb market dominance: Muktadir

Dhaka, June 8 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday said the government has undertaken a series of initiatives to strengthen the Bangladesh Competition Commission and the Directorate... Read More


Headless body recovered from canal in Barguna

Barguna, June 8 -- Police recovered the headless body of a missing businessman from a canal in Barguna Sadar upazila on Monday. The deceased was identified as Shamim, a businessman from Gaurichanna U... Read More


Dulu denies allegations of discrimination in allocation of relief funds

Dhaka, June 8 -- Allegations of discrimination in the allocation of relief funds between ruling party and opposition lawmakers surfaced in Parliament on Monday, prompting a firm denial from Disaster M... Read More


Grameenphone to disburse field force incentives thru bKash for faster payments

, June 8 -- Grameenphone will now disburse incentives directly to its nationwide distributor field force through the mobile financial service platform bKash, aiming to make field-level financial manag... Read More


BSTI mobile court drives against fuel dispensing irregularities; two filling stations fined, units sealed

Dhaka, June 8 -- In a drive to curb malpractice in fuel measurement across Dhaka Metropolitan City, the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) conducted two separate mobile court operatio... Read More


Minister orders working paper to ready power system for nuclear era

Dhaka, June 8 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood on Monday directed officials to prepare a comprehensive working paper aimed at making Bangladesh's power system safer... Read More


Bangladesh wastes 3.5 million tonnes of food annually: State minister

, June 8 -- Bangladesh wastes around 3.5 million tonnes of food every year, State Minister for Food Abdul Bari told Parliament on Monday, citing the Food Waste Index Report 2024 of the United Nations ... Read More


Dhaka, Moscow discuss trade, energy, investment cooperation

Dhaka, June 8 -- Bangladesh and Russia on Monday discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in energy, trade and investment, while reviewing the current status and future prospects of bilateral ... Read More


TIB report on law and order based on newspaper clippings, not investigation: Salahuddin

Dhaka, June 8 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday dismissed the recent report by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on the country's law-and-order situation, saying it was based on ne... Read More


Govt expands incentives to boost jute exports, reduce reliance on RMG: Minister

Dhaka, June 8 -- Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told Parliament that the government has undertaken a series of measures to promote jute and agricultural product exports,... Read More