boosting voter turnout AL, EC face uphill battle
Abu Jakir : As the sixth Upazila Parishad elections reach their largest and most critical phase today, the ruling Awami League and the Election Commission...
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Govt retreats from banning battery-run rickshaws
Staff Reporter : Just a day after clashes between aggrieved battery-run rickshaw pullers and law enforcers in the capital, the government has reversed its decision,...
World reactions to Raisi’s death
Reuters : Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, a hardliner long seen as a potential successor to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, was killed in a helicopter...
Court sends Dira to jail for money embezzlement
Staff Reporter : The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Court in Dhaka on Monday sent notorious terrorist Shabuddin Laskar Dira to jail in connection with a...
HIGH-TECH CHEATING RING EXPOSED: Question leaks persist despite crackdown
Syed Shemul Parvez : Question paper leaks in recruitment exams continue to plague Bangladesh, despite stringent measures by the authorities. Law enforcement agencies are struggling...
Battery-run rickshaw drivers set fire to police box in Mirpur
Staff Reporter : A group of agitated battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers torched a traffic police box at Kalshi intersection of Mirpur in the city’s Kalshi area...
Jhenaidah-4 MP goes missing in India
News Desk : Anwarul Azim Anar, the lawmaker from Jhenaidah-4 constituency, has been missing since at least May 14, having gone on a medical trip...
Three KNF members killed in joint operation in Bandarban
Staff Reporter : In a joint operation, three members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in an exchange of fire with the Bangladesh...
‘BD emphasises negotiations for Rohingya Repatriation’
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh emphasised negotiations over provocation in the pursuit of finding ways for Rohingya repatriation, according to Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud. “Bangladesh has...
15pc VAT on RMG wastage recycling to continue in next FY
Al Amin : The existing 15 percent Value-Added Tax (VAT) on domestically manufactured recycled fiber and its raw materials will continue in the next fiscal...
Helicopter carrying Iran’s president suffers ‘hard landing’
Al Jazeera : A helicopter carrying Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has suffered a “hard landing”, state television reported, saying more details will follow soon as...
State banks’ loan woes dwarf business
Special Correspondent : Investors in the industrial sector are struggling to launch new businesses or expand existing ones due to a slowdown in loan approvals...