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$3.17 billion received in remittances in January, up 45.1 percent y-on-y

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Bangladesh received US $3.17 billion in remittances in January 2026, a growth of 45.1 percent year-on-year. The expatriates sent inward remittance $2.18 billion in January of 2025, w... Read More


Ex-State Minister Farhad shown arrested in graft case

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A Dhaka court on Sunday approved the Anti-Corruption Commission's (ACC) request to place former state minister for public administration Farhad Hossain under arrest in a graft case. ... Read More


NBR official penalised for violating rules of conduct

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has imposed a penalty of demotion by two pay grades on Additional Tax Commissioner Sehela Siddika for misconduct, following the conclusion of a dep... Read More


Vote for Jamaat to build a Bangladesh free of corruption, drugs and extortion: Shafiqur Rahman

Jamalpur, Feb. 1 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Sunday urged voters to cast their ballots for the scale symbol of Jamaat-e-Islami to build a corruption-, drug- and extortion-free Bangladesh. ... Read More


Fraudsters targeting election staff for honorariums, EC warns

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday urged officials involved in election-related activities not to respond to phone calls from fraudsters. The EC said it has recently been observe... Read More


Koko's wife holds courtyard meeting in support of Tarique Rahman

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Syeda Shameela Rahman Sinthi, wife of the late Arafat Rahman Koko, continued election campaigning in support of BNP Chairman and Dhaka-17 candidate Tarique Rahman for the second conse... Read More


Banks to remain closed for 4 days

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- All scheduled banks in Bangladesh will remain closed for four consecutive days from February 11 to 14 due to the national election and the regular weekend. Bangladesh Bank on Sunday ... Read More


At least 15 injured as supporters of Nur, Mamun clash in Patuakhali-3

Patuakhali, Feb. 1 -- At least 15 people were injured as supporters of Gonadhikar Parishad president Nurul Haque Nur and independent candidate Hasan Mamun clashed in Patuakhali-3 (Galachipa-Dashmina) ... Read More


Broom procession at DU over Jamaat ameer's anti-women remarks

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- A group of female students of Dhaka University brought out a broom procession on the campus on Sunday condemning the derogatory remarks about women posted from the X (formerly Twitter... Read More


Army Chief urges officers to perform election duties impartially

Dhaka, Feb. 1 -- Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman has emphasised fulfilling responsibilities through professionalism, impartiality, discipline, patience, and citizen-friendly behavior duri... Read More