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Minimum Fitra Set at Tk 110, Maximum at Tk 2,805 for Eid-Ul-Fitr

Dhaka: This year, the minimum and maximum rates for Fitra have been set at Taka 110 and Taka 2,805 per person, respectively. The decision was reached during the National Sadakatul Fitra Fixation Committee meeting held in the conference room of the Isl…

Home Adviser Warns of Stern Action Against Criminals

Dhaka: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today voiced warning of stern action against criminals saying no criminals involved in mob violence, rape, mugging and other offensive activities, would be spared. “Those who ar…

Tarique Rahman Cleared of Sedition Charges in Jashore

Dhaka: BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman has been acquitted in a sedition case filed in Jashore. District and Sessions Judge Sheikh Nazmul Alam passed the verdict today, said Jashore Public Prosecutor (PP) Syed Saberul Haque Sabu.

According to B…

97pc of Textbooks Successfully Distributed, Says CA Press Wing

Dhaka: Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumdar announced today that approximately 97 percent of textbooks have been distributed, with the remaining to be distributed by mid-March. He shared this information during a media brief…

BB Postpones Fresh Note Exchange Ahead of Eid

Dhaka: The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has postponed the exchange of fresh notes for the public ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr: The central bank today issued a directive to this end.

According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, branches holding fresh notes…