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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...
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...
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...
Jukta Front demands Azharul’s removal
The Ganatantrik Jukta Front has demanded the immediate removal of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer ATM Azharul Islam from the presidium panel of the 13th parliament. In...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Stormy start for 13th Jatiya Sangsad
The first sitting of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad began on a turbulent note on Thursday as opposition lawmakers staged a walkout during the address of...
PM calls for effective, vibrant parliament
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday said the newly formed Jatiya Sangsad belongs to the people of Bangladesh, expressing hope that the parliament will meet...