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Court imposes travel ban on ex-army chief Aziz, wife

A court here today imposed travel ban on former army chief Aziz Ahmed and his wife Dilshad Nahar Kakoli over graft allegations.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad Ash Shams Zaglul Hossain passed the order, allowing a plea of the Anti-Corrupt…

BNP demands cancellation of 43rd BCS appointments

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has demanded cancellation of appointments of 2,064 cadre officers made based on the final results of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination, which was taken place during the immediate past Awami League …

Govt announces 4 new reform commissions

The interim government has announced the formation of four more new reform commissions on health, mass media, workers’ rights and women affairs, and it is now at “almost final” stage.

National Professor Dr AK Azad Khan will lead the commission on he…

Govt signs project agreements with UNDP

Two project agreements were signed today at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) between the Government of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

In preparation for the upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference, the Government of…

Vegetables price hike attributed to heavy rain, flood, lean season

Traders and concerned government officials blamed incessant rains, floods and lean season for price rise of vegetables in different markets here.

“Vegetable production is now low due to off-season and recent floods damaged a lot of vegetable farm la…

Runner Imamur to compete TCS Amsterdam Marathon

Bangladeshi ultra distance runner Imamur Rahman will compete in the TCS Amsterdam Marathon 2024 which will be held on Sunday (Oct 20).

Over 22,500 runners from 80 plus countries across the glove will participate in this race.

Imamur said: “TCS Amst…

Jubo League leader arrested over killing Shamim during movement

Police on Wednesday arrested a Jubo League leader from the city’s Rupnagar Thana area on charges of, open firing indiscriminately on people participating in the student-people movement at Mirpur on July 20, killing Shamim.

The arrested was identifie…

Govt. saves Tk. 118.24cr in metro rail repair cost

With sincere efforts by the interim government, the metro rail authorities have been able to save around Taka 118.24 crore in repairing, including replacement of equipment, of Mirpur-10 and Kazipara vandalized metro stations and managed to resume ope…