Pakistan appeals to Trump to extend deadline, Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait
Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks, and...
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Tk 604cr reallocated, 2.19 crore doses secured to tackle measles outbreak: Health Minister
The government has reallocated Tk 604 crore from unused pandemic funds and secured around 2.19 crore vaccine doses with international support as part of urgent...
Trump agrees to two-week ceasefire, Iran says safe passage through Hormuz possible
US President Donald Trump agreed to a two-week ceasefire with Iran, less than two hours before his deadline for Tehran to reopen the Strait of...
Service sector drives economy as industrial growth lags
Bangladesh recorded a total of 1.17 crore economic units in 2024, marking the slowest growth in nearly three decades, according to the final results of...
‘A whole civilisation will die’ if Iran ignores demands
The US President Donald Trump warned that “a whole civilization will die tonight” if Tehran does not accept his demands, amid a wave of bombing...
BB steps in after depositors’ protest
Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday assured depositors of the five banks merged into Sammilito Islamic Bank that their funds will be returned in phases under...
Thanks BNP for denying my nomination
Independent lawmaker Rumin Farhana on Tuesday expressed gratitude to her party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party, for not giving her a nomination in the last election....
Fuel pressure to be managed through subsidies: Zahed Ur Rahman
Adviser to the Prime Minister on the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Zahed Ur Rahman, has said that although there is a slight shortage in...
Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury arrested in Dhaka
Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury who was detained from capital’s Dhanmondi area early on Tuesday has been shown arrested in a case over July Movement....
Top 20 loan defaulters named in parliament
A list of the country’s top 20 loan defaulters was disclosed in parliament on Monday as defaulted loans rose sharply to Tk5,44,831.88 crore by the...
Nearly 4,000 extortionists listed nationwide
A nationwide extortion network involving nearly 4,000 individuals has been identified across all 64 districts, highlighting the scale of organised criminal activity affecting businesses, transport,...
IRGC intel chief killed in strike
The head of the intelligence organisation of Iran’s ?elite Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed on Monday in a “terrorist attack by the American-Zionist...