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Arrest warrants against ex-BASIC Bank chairman Bacchu, 4 family members

A Dhaka court on Thursday issued arrest warrants against former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu and four of

Chief Adviser accords reception to national cricket team

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today accorded a reception to the Bangladesh cricket team at his office at Tejgaon here,

Ex-PM Hasina ‘destroyed’ Bangladesh’s institutions, economy, Yunus tells DW

Former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has destroyed the country’s almost all institutions and shattered the economy during her 15 years

Battery-run auto-rickshaws leave city traffic in chaos

The road traffic in the city has been in a complete mess as both pedal and battery-run autorickshaws and easy-bike

114 RMG units shut, 54 of them under ‘no work no pay’

A total of 114 garment factories in the major industrial belts including Savar, Ashulia, and Gazipur have suspended operations amid

Keep factories open; wheels of economy moving: Prof Yunus

Seeking cooperation from all to keep factories open and economy functional, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said the

Khaleda Zia admitted to Evercare Hospital

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the early hours of Thursday. “As per the medical board’s

UNODC-ACC meeting discusses recovering embezzled funds

A five-member delegation from the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) met with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials

Kazipara metro station to reopen this month

The Dhaka metro rail company plans to reopen Kazipara station of MRT line 6 this month, much earlier than it

Mashrafe among 90 sued in Narail

A case has been filed against 90 people including former captain of Bangladesh national cricket team Mashrafe Bin Mortaza on