Hajj visa application deadline ends, govt hopes extension
Special Correspondent : Bangladeshi Hajj agencies find themselves in a challenging situation as they struggle to submit visa applications for over 60 percent of their...
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23 students fall ill
Staff Reporter : A number of students reportedly fell ill in various educational institutions across the country on Monday due to a severe heat wave...
PM returns home after six-day Thailand visit
UNB : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Monday wrapping up her six-day official visit to Thailand. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines...
Move to check forex reserve depletion: Govt wooing quick release of foreign loan
Staff Reporter : The government is waxing its policy to obtain more foreign loans as a strategic measure to prevent the depletion of the country’s...
Total govt debt from banks reaches Tk 4.39t
Staff Reporter : The government’s outstanding loan from the banking sector, including the Bangladesh Bank, surged to Tk 4,39,335 crore (Tk4.39 trillion) by April 22...
Online scams on rise
Syed Shemul Parvez : Numerous fraudulent schemes are proliferating on social media, promising easy income from home. These scams have led to significant financial losses...
IMF for end to tax break for IT sector
Staff Reporter : The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has proposed discontinuing the tax exemption facility for the information technology (IT) industry, which is scheduled to...
Reopening of schools amid heatwave : Students, teachers fall sick
Staff Reporter Amid the severe heat wave, the classes were resumed in primary, secondary, colleges, madrasas, and vocational institutions on Sunday, but ultimately many students...
BNP ignores Bangladesh’s progress: AL
Staff Reporter : Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday lambasted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), urging them to...
SE Asia heatwave shuts schools
Bloomberg : The Philippines announced it will halt in-person classes at public schools, while Thai power demand rose to a record, as the heat wave...
Two suspected KNF members found dead
Staff Reporter : Two bodies suspected to be members of the Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were discovered in a forested area near the Ruma-Thanchi border...
Narcotic case : Charge-framing against Pori Moni, 2 others on July 1
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court fixed July 1 for hearing on charge-framing in a case filed under the Narcotics Control Act against Dhallywood actor...