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Strikers give two-day break for urgent export-import delivery

Protesters at Chattogram seaport gave a two-day break in their strike for urgent export-import delivery following government intervention on Thursday, after disruption of Bangladesh's external trade for six days. Labour leaders at Chattogram Port announced the Friday-Saturday suspension of the strike following negotiations with Shipping Adviser Brig-General (retd) M Sakhawat...

MPs' oath alternatively amid speaker's truancy

A competent personage nominated by the President or the Chief Election Commissioner may administer oath to the upcoming Members of Parliament under an alternative arrangement. The interim government is preparing such alternative arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony for the MPs to be elected through the upcoming national elections, as neither...

Ex-Savar MP Saiful, 5 others to die

The International Crimes Tribunal-2 (ICT-2) has sentenced Awami League leader and former independent MP Muhammad Saiful Islam and five others to death in a case filed in connection with crimes against humanity committed in Dhaka's Ashulia area during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The tribunal also sentenced seven accused to...

BNP unveils election manifesto today

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will announce its election manifesto today (Friday), ahead of the 13th national parliamentary election. Party Chairman Tarique Rahman will formally unveil the manifesto.BNP media cell member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed it on Thursday. He said the manifesto would be announced at a programme at a...

Get ready to lead, Jamaat Ameer tells youths

CHAPAINAWABGANJ, Feb 5 (UNB): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday called on the youth to get ready to lead the country, saying his party does not believe in offering unemployment allowances that humiliate the young people. "We do not want to give allowances to keep you unemployed. We...

Manual processes at public offices impede ethical business practices

Institutional inefficiency and the existing manual processes in public offices remain key barriers to ensuring ethical business practices in the country, speakers at a discussion programme said on Thursday.They also stressed the need for establishing ethical business practices to help Bangladesh sustain its competitive edge during the post-LDC era.The discussion...

Govt restructures LPG taxes to reduce domestic prices

The government has decided to restructure the taxation of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), shifting the collection of value-added tax (VAT) from the local supply and trading stages to the import stage. The move, aimed at reducing prices in the domestic market, was approved by the advisory council at a meeting...