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Hathurusingha’s suspension executed in BCB’s emergency meeting

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) today executed the decision to suspend Chandika Hathurusingha as the national team’s head coach.

Apart from this, the contract with him till 2025 Champions Trophy has been cancelled. Earlier, it was decided to term…

Govt slashes VAT on import, trading of edible oil

The government has reduced the value-added tax (VAT) on imports of crude and refined soybean oil, palm oil, and other edible oils to 10 percent from the existing 15 percent, according to a Statutory Regulatory Order (SRO) issued by the Internal Resou…

Chinese delegation calls on DU Pro-VC Dr. Mamun

A five-member delegation led by Dr. Fujiang Yu, Director General of National Marine Environmental Forecasting Centre (NMEFC) of China today called on Dhaka University (DU) Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Prof. Dr. Mamun Ahmed at the VC’s meeting room …

3 including wife get imprisonment till death in Jamil murder case

Three people including the victim’s wife were convicted and sentenced to imprisonment till natural death in a case lodged over the murder of businessman Jamil Hossain in the capital in 2016.

Dhaka 6th Additional Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad …

Social support key to proper grooming of children

Speakers at a meeting here today opined that community and social support could be the best way of transforming children into worthy citizens of the country through proper physical and mental grooming.

In this connection, they said that integrated e…

BNP seeks restoration of CG system on 10 grounds

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in his review petition with the apex court has placed 10 grounds to restore the caretaker government (CG) system.

The 807 page petition was filed with the Appellate Div…

26 public holidays for 2025 approved

The Advisory Council of the interim government today approved the proposed list of 26 holidays for the 2025 calendar year.

However, nine holidays coincided with weekends (Fridays and Saturdays).

The approval came at the Advisory Council meeting hel…

Touhid to lead Bangladesh at Commonwealth Summit

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain will lead the Bangladesh delegation at the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in Samoa, as Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus will not attend.

“I will be representing Banglades…