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8 NBR officials suspended for tearing up transfer letters

The government has suspended eight NBR officials for publicly tearing up their transfer letters during their nearly two-month work boycott movement against reform measures. The Internal Resources Division (IRD) of

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55 lac families to receive rice at Tk15 per kg: Food Adviser

55 lac low-income and poor families across Bangladesh will receive 30 kilograms of rice per month at a subsidised rate of Tk15 per kilogram from next month, according to Food

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Tarique and Zubaida didn’t get impartial trial: HC observation

The High Court (HC) has remarked that the corruption trial against BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman was not carried out in an impartial manner by

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Yunus urges WB to view Bangladesh through lens of progress, not geography

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has urged the World Bank not to view Bangladesh merely as a ‘geographical boundary’, stating that the Bangladeshi economy is much bigger than that. “If

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Govt to import 4 lakh tonnes of rice to avert food risk in flood season

The government on Tuesday decided to import four lakh metric tonnes of rice aiming to avert any kind of food security risk during the flood season. The decision was taken

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Tarique Rahman under fire: BNP leaders decry targeted smear campaigns

Although BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has remained abroad for over 15 years, party leaders say he has emerged as a mature political figure, admired for his prudence, foresight, and

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Fakhrul alleges propaganda campaign against nationalist force, Tarique Rahman

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has accused vested interests of orchestrating a meticulously planned propaganda and misinformation campaign aimed at dismantling the nationalist force and discrediting its acting

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Prof Ali Riaz seeks women’s equal dignity in ‘reshaped Bangladesh’

National Consensus Commission Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz on Monday stressed the need for arrangements to ensure women’s equal status institutionally and constitutionally during the reconstruction of the State. “In

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