Hill tracts-garments sector unrest linked, not separate: Rizvi
Staff Reporter : BNP Senior Joint-Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Monday said recent incidents in the hill tracts have created anxiety among the people....
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EU to send 150-member observer team for election
Staff Reporter : The European Union (EU) will deploy a 150-member observer team to Bangladesh to monitor the upcoming 13th parliamentary election. Election Commission (EC)...
Court freezes Anisul aide’s 114 accounts over Tk653cr transactions
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 114 bank accounts linked to Towfika Karim, former personal secretary to ex-law minister Anisul...
‘So many tricks in money laundering, now realise’
Staff Reporter : Finance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed said that companies are “smarter” than the government. It is because of this smartness that they have been...
Islami Bank dismisses 200 employees, puts 4,771 on OSD
Staff Reporter : Islami Bank Bangladesh has dismissed 200 employees and placed 4,771 others on “officer on special duty” (OSD) status after they refused to...
Special drive to protect mother hilsa Oct 4-25: Farida
NN ONLINE: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today announced that netting of hilsa will be suspended nationwide from October 4 to 25 as...
NBR allows partial exporters to import raw materials duty-free
NN ONLINE: With a view to expanding export trade, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) issued a notification allowing partially exporting industrial enterprises to...
Strict action underway against bank embezzlers
BSS : Dr. Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, on Sunday said that strict measures are being taken against those who have embezzled...
ERC chief calls to include political parties in RTI
Staff Reporter : Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar, chair of the Election Reform Commission (ERC), has said that political parties must be brought under the Right...
Interim govt vows action for attacking on delegation in NY
Staff Reporter : The interim government has vowed to take appropriate action following a politically motivated assault on its delegation at the airport in New...
ACC sues ex-minister Saifuzzaman over alleged extortion
Staff Reporter : The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday lodged a case against former Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury, his wife Rukmila Zaman, and six others,...
No military rationale for Israel’s Gaza offensive: Obama
CNN : Former President Barack Obama on Friday criticized Israel’s ongoing military action in Gaza, saying that “there’s not a military rationale for continuing to...