Biden cancels post-G7 Asia tour due to debt crisis
Reuters :US President Joe Biden cut back a major upcoming trip to Asia and will return to Washington early for talks to avert a potentially...
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Hundreds feared dead after cyclone hits Myanmar
Reuters :Hundreds of people, including Rohingya Muslims, were feared dead after a cyclone struck Myanmar at the weekend, residents and aid groups said on Tuesday,...
Speakers at a discussion Hypertension treatment must be ensured at grassroots level
Staff Reporter :The hypertension situation in Bangladesh is very alarming as one in every five adults in Bangladesh suffers from hypertension. “Availability of hypertension medicines...
NBR extends time for corporate tax return filling
Staff Reporter :The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the time for submission of corporate tax returns for the tax year 2022-23 until June...
Tributes pour in for actor Farooque
News Desk :People from all walks of life paid their last respects to actor Akbar Hossain Pathan, popularly known by the stage name Farooque, who...
Interbank dollar rate rises to Tk108.50
Staff Reporter :The interbank exchange rate for dollars rose from Tk108 to Tk108.50 within a week The rate is the highest in the country’s history....
Postponed SSC exams to be held on May 27-28
Staff Reporter :The Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations, which postponed due to Cyclone Mocha, will be held on May 27 and May 28.The...
Tk 17 lakh looted in guise of DB officials, 4 along with BCL leader held
Staff Reporter :Police arrested four persons including the Narayanganj District Chhatra League vice-president Tapu Chandra Ghosh on charges of robbing Tk 17 lakh of an...
Withdrawal of envoys’ police escort ‘extremely irresponsible’ move: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said that withdrawal of additional security protocol for diplomats from six countries may create...
Egg per dozen at Tk150!
Staff Reporter :In the capital Dhaka’s kitchen market, per dozen eggs (farm) is being sold at Tk150 whereas before Eid it was selling at Tk130....
Three strikes for Ilisha-1: another drill test finds gas
UNB :Gas has been found again in new gas well named Ilisha-1 BAPEX, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, successfully extracted gas from...