Khulna: Police have arrested Aklima Khatun Tuli, president of Rupsha Upazila Unit of Jubo Mohila League, from her residence in the Singher Char area under Noihati Union. She was detained early Monday on charges of attempting to reorganize a banned pol…
Chattogram: A fire broke out early Monday, destroying eight shops in the Fakirhat Bazar area of Fatikchari Upazila in the district.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the fire began around 1:30 a.m. due to an electrical short circuit in one …
Agargaon: Stressing the need to restore public confidence in democracy, eminent journalist, poet, and litterateur Mahbub Morshed today urged the Election Commission (EC) to take strict measures to stop the use of money in politics, saying financial in…
Khulna: A fisherman injured in a crocodile attack in the Eastern Sundarbans received compensation today from the Forest Department. East Sundarbans Division’s Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) Md Rezaul Karim Chowdhury handed over a cheque of Taka one l…
Dhaka: The chess training programme, for the upcoming FIDE World Cup Chess, has begun today (Monday), said a press release. The two-month training programme, under the patronization of Bangladesh Olympic Association and organised by Bangladesh Chess F…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has eased foreign payment regulations for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), enabling them to remit up to US$3,000 annually to cover bona fide current expenses abroad. This regulatory relaxation aims to facilitate the fin…
Dhaka: The government today formed a national task force to restructure the country’s tax system with the aim of boosting revenue collection and raising the tax-GDP ratio to an acceptable level.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the nine-me…
Dhaka: Visiting Deputy Foreign Minister of the Republic of Turkey A Beris Ekinci today called on Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, secretary general of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), at the BNP Chairperson’s political office in Gulshan here. The meeti…
Dhaka: A court here today sent Awami League (AL) organising secretary and former lawmaker from the Shariatpur-1 constituency, BM Mozammel Haque, to jail in a case related to the killing of garment worker Rubel during the July-August Mass Uprising. Dha…