Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested 544 people in special operations across the capital over the past 24 hours, filing 62 cases on various charges. Police also seized a large quantity of drugs and locally made weapons during the operations.
A covered van belonging to AJR Courier Service was set on fire in the capital’s Rayerbazar area amid a series of alleged attacks on the company over extortion demands. Most of the goods inside the vehicle, including customers’ parcels and important documents belonging to various organisations, were destroyed in the blaze. The company estimates its initial losses at Tk 1 crore to Tk 1.5 crore.
Gold prices have been reduced again in the domestic market following two consecutive hikes. Under a new decision by the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), the price of 22-carat gold has been cut by Tk 2,741 per bhori, including VAT, bringing the new rate to Tk 226,923.
Bangladesh's garment exports to the United States fell 4.57% in the first nine months of this year from a year earlier, but by less than the drop in overall U.S. apparel imports, official U.S. data showed.
Bangladesh’s state-run overseas recruitment agency began accepting applications on Friday for 112 skilled male workers to be sent to Malaysia without any migration costs.
The Department of Prisons has introduced a seven-point action plan to bolster security, promote discipline, strengthen accountability and improve staff management across prisons nationwide in Bangladesh.