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PM launches sports allowance programme

Dhaka, March 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday launched a sports allowance programme for national athletes, reiterating the government's commitment to turning sports into a viable professi... Read More


Sports allowance launched to protect athletes from financial struggles: PM

Dhaka, March 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday said the government has launched sports allowance aiming to eliminate the financial uncertainty that often forces talented individuals to aba... Read More


2 held in honey trap racket with stolen cash in Jatrabari

Dhaka, March 30 -- Police have arrested two members of an organised honey trap gang in Jatrabari and recovered Tk 67,000 looted from a businessman. The arrestees were identified as A. Gaffar Sarker, ... Read More


Stocks slump at DSE, CSE on week's first trading day despite higher turnover

Dhaka, March 30 -- Indices fell at both the Dhaka and Chittagong stock exchanges on Sunday, the first trading day of the week, with most listed companies witnessing price declines. At the Dhaka Stock... Read More


Kushtia AL leader shot, sent to Dhaka in critical condition

Kushtia, March 29 -- An Awami League leader sustained critical bullet injuries after being shot by miscreants in Mirpur upazila of Kushtia on Sunday evening. The injured, 52-year-old Shafiqul Islam A... Read More


Measles cases rise in Sylhet, isolation centre opened

Sylhet, March 29 -- Authorities have opened a dedicated isolation centre in Sylhet as measles infections continue to rise, with dozens of patients admitted in recent days. The 4th unit of Sylhet Shah... Read More


NCP announces mayoral candidates for five city corporations

Dhaka, March 29 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) has announced its mayoral candidates for five out of the country's 12 city corporations ahead of the upcoming local government elections. The annou... Read More


DSE dips, CSE gains in first hour of trading after weekend

, March 29 -- Stocks showed a mixed trend in the country's two bourses in the first hour of trading on Sunday, the first working day after a three-day holiday, with indices falling in Dhaka and rising... Read More


Commerce Minister calls for continued support post-LDC graduation to ensure stability

Dhaka, March 29 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has urged the continuation of special support measures for a defined period after countries graduate from the Least Developed Country (LDC... Read More


Man crushed under train in Lalmonirhat

, March 29 -- A man died after being hit by a train on Sukan Dighi level crossing in Kaliganj upazila of Lalmonirhat on Sunday morning. The deceased was Ayub Ali, 60, son of Monir Uddin of the area. ... Read More