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'Lalon Queen' Farida Parveen laid to rest
Eminent Lalon singer and Ekushey Padak recipient Farida Parveen, widely known as the ‘Queen of Lalon Song’, was laid to rest next to her parents’ graves at the Kushtia Municipal Graveyard on Sunday night.
Couple, minor daughter found dead in Ashulia
Police recovered the bodies of a couple and their minor daughter from a rented house in Narsinghpur area of Ashulia in Savar, on the outskirts of Dhaka.
New pay structure to be finalised before deadline
The Chairman of the National Pay Commission and former Finance Secretary, Zakir Ahmed Khan, has said that the new pay structure will be finalised ahead of the stipulated six months.
Tarique Rahman calls to work together to restore democracy
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called for collective efforts to restore democracy in Bangladesh. He made the call in a Facebook post on Sunday (September 14) evening.
Babar visits home ministry after 18 years, Tarique’s security in discussion
Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar visited the Ministry of Home Affairs on Sunday (September 14) after nearly 18 years. He arrived at the Secretariat at 4:22 pm and paid a courtesy call on the current Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury.
New licensing policy may increase capital flight by foreign-owned companies
Domestic investors in the telecommunications sector have expressed concern that the newly adopted licensing policy will create major opportunities for foreign-owned companies to siphon funds abroad.
No way to exit July charter: Chief Adviser
Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has stated that there is no way to exit the July charter. He said, “The path of consensus we have embarked upon offers no opportunity to turn back. Consensus must be reached. I may be speaking with firmness, but there is no way to discard this statement. The uprising of students and the public has provided us with an opportunity for a new beginning. The only solution is to follow the path of consensus and build a new Bangladesh.”
Forces dangerous to religious freedom on the rise: Rizvi
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has stated that forces that are dangerous to religious freedom are on the rise.
US imposed tariffs may be reduced further: Commerce Adviser
Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Commerce Adviser of Bangladesh, has stated that the current trade deficit between the United States and Bangladesh is approximately six billion dollars (USD 6,000 million). If this trade deficit decreases, the US could reduce retaliatory tariffs on Bangladeshi products to less than 20 percent.
Bangladesh’s ‘Bangavax’ secures patent in the US
Bangladesh’s COVID-19 vaccine, Bangavax, developed by Globe Biotech, has received a patent in the United States. This is the first vaccine from the country’s pharmaceutical and biotechnology sector to gain international patent recognition.