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Investigation committee forms on Hasina's surveillance equipment

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The interim government has formed a probe committee to look into the procurement of surveillance equipment during the tenure of the ousted Sheikh Hasina administration.Faiz Ahmed Tai... Read More


Govt hikes training allowances by up to 50pc

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The government has approved a significant rise in honorarium and training allowances - in some cases doubling the rates - for in-house subject-based training programmes conducted by ... Read More


Over 40,000 marooned as Teesta floods north

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Over 40,000 people in five northern districts are stranded as the major rivers including Teesta and Dudhkumar Rivers are continuing to swell accompanied by recent heavy rainfall and ... Read More


ACC sues Joy for 'illegally' amassing over Tk60cr

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has found evidence of suspicious transactions amounting to Tk 57.5 crore in two bank accounts belonging to Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of ousted prime ... Read More


ICT orders witness security in Chankharpul case

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The International Crimes Tribunal-1 has ordered law enforcement agencies to ensure the safety of a key eyewitness in the case over the killing of six people during the 5 August Chank... Read More


8 DUCSU panels to contest after six years

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election is set to see participation from eight student panels after a six-year break. The election, scheduled for l... Read More


Papiya, husband jailed over Tk6.24cr wealth

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday (14 August) sentenced former Narsingdi Jubo Mohila League leader Shamima Noor Papiya and her husband Mofizur Rahman to three and a half years in prison for ... Read More


ADIC VOICES CONCERNS OVER CANNABIS CULTIVATION FOR EXPORT

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The Alcohol and Drug Information Centre (ADIC) has voiced strong concerns over the government's decision to allow seven foreign investors to cultivate cannabis in Sri Lanka for e... Read More


NEW SPORTS REGULATIONS GET PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE APPROVAL

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- The Parliamentary Committee on Youth Affairs and Sports has approved a new set of regulations, prepared under the Sports Law No. 25 of 1973. The regulations are scheduled to be ... Read More


GOVERNMENT PLANS TO IMPORT RICE AMIDST POTENTIAL SHORTAGE

Sri Lanka, Aug. 15 -- Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe has warned that if large-scale paddy millers create a shortage of Keeri Samba rice, the government plans to import 40,000 metric tons of substitute... Read More