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Road crashes leave 7 dead

NN Desk : At least seven people were killed and fifteen others injured in two separate mishaps in Chattogram and Cumilla on Friday. In Cumilla: Four people, including a child, were burnt to death...

India keeps close eye on BD-Pak JF-17 talks

Staff Reporter : India on Friday said it is closely observing discussions between Bangladesh and Pakistan regarding the potential procurement of JF-17 Thunder fighter aircraft, emphasising that New Delhi monitors all developments with implications...

Banks told to fast-track LPG financing

Staff Reporter : To stabilise the volatile liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) market, the interim government has instructed commercial banks to expedite loan approvals and the opening of letters of credit (LCs) for LPG importers....

Gas pressure falls in Dhaka

News Desk : Gas pressure in Dhaka has gotten “extremely low” after a cargo trawler’s anchor damaged a gas distribution pipeline under the Turag River in the capital’s Aminbazar area, according to Titas Gas...

Tarique Rahman becomes BNP chairman

Staff Reporter : Tarique Rahman has been named chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP). The announcement came from a meeting of the party’s standing committee, BNP confirms on its official Facebook handle on...

Dhaka pushes for reciprocal tariff cut

Diplomatic Correspondent : Bangladesh has formally sought a reduction in US reciprocal tariffs following what it described as significant progress in narrowing the bilateral trade gap, during a high-level meeting in Washington on Thursday....

Iran cut off from world

Reuters : Iran was largely cut off from the outside world on Friday after authorities blacked out the internet to curb expanding protests, with phone calls not reaching the country, flights cancelled and online...