Drives against illegal rice hoarders begin

The government launched drives across the country against illegal rice hoarders from Tuesday, said the Food Ministry. Eight teams of the ministry started the drives to detect those who are involved in creating artificial crisis by hoarding rice illegally and they will take legal steps against them, according to an official

BGMEA wants illegal gas connections to be snapped

The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has urged the government to disconnect all illegal gas connections in the country.  BGMEA President Faruque Hassan made the call as he met with Md Mahbub Hossain, senior secretary at the Energy and Mineral Resources Division, in the capital Sunday.  They discussed the present

Illegal cigarette plant inside cinema hall in Bogura

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) recently raided an illegal cigarette factory inside a cinema hall under Shibganj municipality in Bogura and arrested six people, including its owner Suraiya Sarker. The RAB-12 team also seized huge amount of illegally manufactured cigarettes from the factory named SM Tobacco. The cigarettes were manufactured evading