Deadly dengue wave: Hospitals struggle as infections reach record levels
Staff Reporter : The recent dengue outbreak in Bangladesh has reached alarming levels, with the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reporting that 50% of...
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World Bank commits $3.5b to support Bangladesh’s reforms
Staff Reporter : World Bank Group President Ajay Banga announced today that the institution will provide $3.5 billion to support reform initiatives led by Bangladesh’s...
Road crash kills three people, injures 20 in Manikganj
Online Desk : Three people were killed and 20 others injured in a head-on collision between a minibus and a truck on Dhaka-Aricha highway in...
Chief Adviser Yunus seeks foreign friends’ support to make Bangladesh’s new journey successful
Online Desk : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has sought support from foreign friends for Bangladesh’s new journey towards a happy and prosperous future, stressing...
Rohingya people must not be forgotten: Prof Yunus seeks global attention, shares 3 proposals
UNB, Dhaka : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has sought international community’s continuous attention to the Rohingya crisis, otherwise, he warned that it might put...
US assures full support to interim govt
BSS : US President Joe Biden has offered his country’s full support to Professor Muhammad Yunus-led Interim Government of Bangladesh. The US president offered the...
Repo rate raises to 9.5pc to combat inflation
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Bank has announced an increase in the policy or repo rate by 50 basis points, raising it to 9.50percent in an...
UN conveys best wishes to Prof Yunus as he attends UNGA
Online Deks : The United Nations has conveyed best wishes to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as he attends the UNGA when Bangladesh is celebrating...
World leaders meet under shadow of global divisions, 3 wars and possible Mideast conflict
AP, UNITED NATIONS : World leaders will open their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly Tuesday under the shadow of increasing global divisions, major...
Liquidity crisis brings 9 banks to knees
Staff Reporter : Nine banks in the country are grappling with a liquidity shortfall exceeding Tk 18,000 crore, according to recent data revealed by the...
