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Wall Street week ahead: The market eyes the monthly jobs report

, Aug. 29 -- Wall Street will get several important updates this week about the health of the U.S. jobs market. On Tuesday, the U.S. will release its July report focusing on job openings and turnover... Read More


Govt raises rewards for information on looted, illegal arms

, Aug. 29 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday announced increased cash rewards for people providing information leading to the recovery of looted and illegal firearms as part of intensified ... Read More


Gold price falls by Tk 7,115 per bhori after four hikes

, Aug. 29 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS) has cut gold prices by Tk 7,115 per bhori after four consecutive increases, setting the price of 22-carat gold at Tk 2,40,628 per bhori including ... Read More


PM hands appointment letters to 74 from families of enforced disappearance, July uprising victims

, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday handed over appointment letters to 74 people from families of victims of enforced disappearances, murders and the July mass uprising. At a cerem... Read More


Man hacked dead 'by son-in-law' in Gazipur; accused surrenders

, Aug. 29 -- A septuagenarian man was hacked to death allegedly by his son-in-law at his shop in Kaliganj upazila of Gazipur district on Friday. The deceased was identified as Majid Morol, 70 of Jama... Read More


Trump says US reaches deal giving access to Venezuela's 65 billion barrels of oil reserves

, Aug. 29 -- President Donald Trump said Friday that the United States has reached a major agreement with Venezuela that could give an American-backed private company access to the South American nati... Read More


Police recover 9 sacks of cannabis after microbus crashes into pond in Brahmanbaria

Brahmanbaria, Aug. 29 -- Police on Friday recovered nine sacks of smuggled Indian cannabis from a microbus that plunged into a pond during a high-speed chase in Kasba upazila. The incident occurred i... Read More


BNP's failure would harm Bangladesh, not just party: Sarjis

CHANDPUR, Aug. 29 -- If the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) gradually derails and moves toward failure, the consequences will harm the entire country, not just the party itself, warned Sarjis Alam,... Read More


Dhaka Medical College set for Tk 1,155cr infrastructure overhaul

, Aug. 29 -- Dhaka Medical College, the country's oldest medical education institution, is set for a major facelift as the government has taken up a Tk 1,154.83 crore project to replace its ageing and... Read More


Malaysia labour market to reopen for Bangladeshis under transparent process: Govt

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Malaysian labour market, which remained closed due to corruption, mismanagement, syndicates and irregularities during the previous "fascist" regime, is set to reopen for Banglade... Read More