Bangladesh Bank curtails banks’ power to waive interest on loans
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank is seeking to curtail the powers of the banks’ board of directors to waive interest on loans without consultations with...
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Bangladeshi man loses a leg in landmine blast along Myanmar border
UNB, Bandarban : A Bangladeshi man has lost a leg in a landmine explosion along Bangladesh-Myanmar border in Naikhongchhari upazila of Bandarban. The injured is...
Election Bangladesh’s own issue, not foreigners’ concern: Turkish Ambassador
UNB, Dhaka : Turkish Ambassador Mustafa Osman Turan on Wednesday said holding a free and fair election in Bangladesh is not an issue for foreigners,...
Awami League men vandalise BNP office in Natore
UNB, Natore : Ruling party Awami League’s activists allegedly vandalised the office of Natore’s Lalpur upazila unit BNP on Tuesday night. Though no one sustained...
Russian missiles crossed into Poland, killing 2
AP, Ukraine : A senior U.S. intelligence official says Russian missiles crossed into NATO member Poland, killing two people. Polish government spokesman Piotr Mueller did...
Biden calls ‘emergency’ meeting after missile hits Poland
AP, NUSA DUA : President Joe Biden convened an “emergency” meeting of the Group of Seven and NATO leaders in Indonesia Wednesday morning for consultations...
Bangladesh-India border haat in Kurigram’s Baliamari to reopen in Dec
UNB, Kurigram : After a long pause, the Baliamari Border Haat – along the Bangladesh-India border – under Rajibpur upazila of Kurigram district will reopen...
Trump seeks White House again amid GOP losses, legal probes
AP, PALM BEACH : Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched his third campaign for the White House just one week after a disappointing midterm...
Noise pollution: The lethal soundtrack to life in Dhaka
UNB, Dhaka : There are numerous factors that have turned Dhaka into one of the most unliveable cities in the world, but one that manages...
6 govt officials sued over not paying money for land acquisition of Bangabandhu Tunnel
UNB, Chattogram : A case has been filed against six government officials, including a senior assistant commissioner of the Chattogram district administration, for dilly-dallying to...
Kalapara AC (land) injured by muggers in Savar
Our Correspondent : The assistant commissioner (land) of Kalapara upazila in Patuakhali district was injured in an attack by some muggers in CNB area on...
BPDB submits review appeal to raise bulk power tariff
UNB, Dhaka : State-owned Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has filed a review appeal to the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to raise the bulk power...