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Five killed in Munshiganj road crash

Five people, including three members of the same family, were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed into a stationary ambulance on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Nimtoli area of Munshiganj early Thursday.

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Case filed against Hasina, former CECs over past elections

A case has been filed at the Narayanganj District Judge Court against ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, several former chief election commissioners and high-profile individuals, accusing them of holding voter-less national elections.

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ACC sues ex-MP Mamunur Rashid, his wife for amassing illegal wealth

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed two cases against former lawmaker from Noakhali-3 constituency Md Mamunur Rashid Kiron and his wife Jasmin Aktar on charges of amassing Tk 51 crore beyond known sources of income and suspicious transactions of Tk 211 crore in his bank accounts...

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ACC summons Tulip Siddiq for interrogation

The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday summoned Tulip Siddiq, a British lawmaker and niece of the ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in connection with a case filed against her on charges of accepting a luxury apartment at Gulshan in Dhaka as an illegal reward.

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BIDA announces $800m investment in Laldia container terminal

Bangladesh Investment Development Authority executive chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun on Thursday announced that an $800 million investment would be made centring existing container terminal at Laldia Char on the south-east bank of the Karnaphuli River in Chattogram...

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China not involved in Rakhine corridor issue: envoy

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said his country is not involved in the issue of humanitarian corridor through Bangladesh to the Rakhine State, initiated by the United Nations, to provide assistance to the conflict zone of Myanmar.

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Bangladesh, China set to elevate trade ties to new level: ambassador Yao

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Thursday said the visit of the largest-ever business delegation in Bangladesh from China led by Chinese minister of commerce Wang Wentao later this month would send a ‘strong signal’ of openness, cooperation and mutual benefit, and will elevate the Bangladesh-China economic and trade relations to a new level...

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GED against IMF-prescribed market-based exchange rate

General Economics Division member Monzur Hossain on Wednesday said that they did not support a more flexible exchange rate policy as suggested by the International Monetary Fund under its current $4.7 billion loan programme...

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EC suspends NID verification for Ansar-VDP, BRAC Bank

The Election Commission has suspended the National Identity Card verification services for the paramilitary force Ansar and Village Defence Party and BRAC Bank after detecting evidence of data leaks...

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3 burnt in Mohammadpur gas cylinder blast

Three members of a family, including an 11-month-old child, suffered burn injuries in a cylinder gas explosion at a house at Chandrima Udyan of Mohammadpur in the capital Dhaka early Wednesday...