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NCP’s Monira Sharmin’s nomination paper rejected at scrutiny

Staff Correspondent: Monira SharminTaken from Monira Sharmin’s Facebook pageThe nomination paper of Monira Sharmin, a candidate of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and the 11-party alliance led by Jamaat-e-Islami, has

Govt raises bus fares by 11 paisa per km

Fare hike applies only to diesel-run buses, not to CNG-run buses Staff Reporter: The government has raised bus fares by 11 paisa per kilometre in Dhaka and Chattogram metropolitan areas

Haor Elevated Road Scrapped: Tk154 crore spent on paper, no work done

Staff Reporter: A proposed 15-kilometre elevated road project in the haor area has raised serious questions over financial transparency, with records showing Tk154 crore spent on paper despite no land

Mustafiz returns as NZ opt to bowl in series-deciding ODI

Sports Desk: Bangladesh have recalled pacer Mustafizur Rahman as New Zealand elected to field first in the series-deciding third One-Day International (ODI) in Chattogram on Thursday. New Zealand captain Tom

Poor import makes Soybean costlier in markets

TDS Desk: Soybean oil imports fell sharply during January-April this year compared to the same period last year, according to commerce ministry data. Importers said they scaled back shipments because

One ghost of corruption kicked out from LGED, another sheltered in Sirajganj

Special Correspondent: Although, the appointment of one of the corrupt officials was cancelled just five days after his reappointment from the Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), another has been allegedly