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Giant Argentina jersey adorns Mirpur as Messi fever grips fans

Dhaka, June 17 -- Football fever has swept through the capital, with a giant Argentina jersey drawing crowds in Mirpur's Ibrahimpur area during the FIFA World Cup. Measuring 40 feet by 30 feet, the b... Read More


Finger-pointing immune from being expunged from parliamentary record: Speaker

Sangsad Bhaban, June 17 -- A parliamentary attempt to erase a finger-pointing incident from the official record hit a constitutional roadblock on Wednesday when Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad clarified tha... Read More


Woman killed by 'husband' in Narayanganj

Narayanganj, June 17 -- A woman was killed as her husband allegedly slit her throat with a razor following a family dispute in Narayanganj's Bandar upazila on Wednesday evening. The deceased was iden... Read More


Char residents demand dedicated ministry, separate budget in Kurigram

Kurigram, June 17 -- The Char Development and Implementation Council on Tuesday organised a rally and memorandum submission programme in Kurigram, pressing for a 10-point demand that includes forming ... Read More


Six arrested over bKash robbery, attack on police in Dhaka: RAB

Dhaka, June 17 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested six people, including alleged top criminal Farid Uddin Babu alias "Excel Babu", in connection with the robbery of a bKash agent and an a... Read More


Bangladesh Bank urges media to report responsibly on banking sector's 'distressed loans'

Dhaka, June 17 -- Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday urged all types of media to practice responsible journalism when reporting on the country's banking sector, cautioning that arbitrary calculations of "di... Read More


MP flags 'poor state' of chairs in Parliament

Sangsad Bhaban, June 17 -- Ruling BNP lawmaker Zainul Abedin Farroque on Wednesday raised concern over the "poor condition and design" of chairs used by MPs in the House, alleging that exposed fitting... Read More


BEELIA demands reclassification of elevators as capital machinery and rationalization of duties

Dhaka, June 17 -- The Bangladesh Elevator, Escalator and Lift Importers Association (BEELIA) on Wednesday called upon the government to reclassify elevators and escalators as Capital Machinery and rat... Read More


Lawmaker seeks household appliances for MPs' flats

Sangsad Bhaban, June 17 -- While lawmakers spent Wednesday debating the proposed national budget, one MP drew attention to a matter much closer to home: curtains, microwaves and washing machines. Tak... Read More


Teacher recruitment, promotions stalled due to pending cases: Milon

Sangsad Bhaban, June 17 -- Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Wednesday told Parliament that the recruitment and promotion of thousands of teachers, as well as appointments to key admini... Read More