Clash outside Islami Bank HQ in Motijheel leaves 30 injured
A clash between two rival groups outside the Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC headquarters in Dhaka’s Motijheel left at least 30 people injured on Monday morning (September 14).
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Jamalpur AL Leader SM Shahin arrested in Uttara
Police have arrested SM Shahinuzzaman Shahin, a member of the Jamalpur district Awami League and an independent candidate in the 2024 parliamentary election, from Uttara in Dhaka.
President Mirza Fakhrul’s first Sylhet visit set for Tuesday
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir will make a one-day official visit to Sylhet on Tuesday (September 15), his first trip to the region since assuming office.
Humayun’s call to eat the country’s food instead of being busy with India
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has questioned a journalist in this way in reply to the question whether there will be a meeting of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly session, ‘When will you eat the country’s food if you keep saying India India empty-handedly’. At the same time he advised to come out of ‘India-fascination’ and give priority to the country’s interest.
7-member committee formed to determine steps for collecting tax from laundered assets
The government has formed a seven-member committee to determine the steps for collecting the government’s customs and taxes from accounts of assets laundered abroad that have been frozen or attached by court order.
PM directs to reduce import dependence and increase agricultural production
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has stressed reducing import dependence on agricultural and food products that can be produced in the country and increasing local production. He directed officials of the Agriculture Ministry to take effective measures to increase production of agricultural products, reduce farmers’ costs and ensure food security.
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