Maldives Gas Explosion: 5 BD nationals dead
Five Bangladeshi nationals were killed and two others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at workers’ quarters of an under-construction building on Dhigurah Island in...
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Trade deficit hits $13.8b as exports falter, imports rise
Bangladesh’s trade deficit widened to $13.8 billion in the first seven months of the current fiscal year (July–January 2025-26) as exports stagnated and imports continued...
Five days of rain forecast
A low-pressure extension over West Bengal and adjoining areas is expected to trigger rain and thunderstorms in different parts of the country over the next...
US-Iran War Enters 14th Day: Region will ‘go dark’ if US targets Iran’s power grid
Secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Ali Larijani warned Thursday that the region would “go dark” if the US attacks Iran’s electricity infrastructure. In...
US-Iran War Enters 14th Day: Moscow challenges US over oil sanctions
Moscow said on Friday that the global energy market “cannot remain stable” without its oil, piling pressure on Washington to lift more sanctions as the...
Bangladesh seeks revised proposal from Japan
Bangladesh and a Japanese consortium have resumed negotiations in an effort to operationalise the long-delayed third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a mutually...
Abbas critically ill 2nd brain surgery underway
A second round of brain surgery is currently underway for Mirza Abbas, a political adviser to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and a member of the...
Australia pledges AUD 16.5m to support Rohingyas
The government of Australia has committed AUD 16.5 million in new funding to support Rohingya refugees and host communities in Bangladesh through a multi-year agreement...
US turns trade lens on forced labour
The United States has launched an investigation into whether 60 countries, including Bangladesh, have taken sufficient measures to prevent the use of forced labour in...