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Dhaka, Wednesday


05 February 2025


Bangladesh urges US to provide duty, quota free access on RMG items

Bangladesh urges US to provide duty, quota free access on RMG items

Bangladesh has urged the United States to provide duty-free and quota-free access to Bangladeshi RMG items made from US cotton

00:01 22 April 2024

11 instruments likely to be signed during Qatar Amir’s visit: FM

11 instruments likely to be signed during Qatar Amir’s visit: FM

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said 11 bilateral instruments including six agreements and five Memorandum of Understandings (MoU) are likely to be signed during the Qatar Amir`s visit in Dhaka

23:47 21 April 2024

Bangladesh always ready to defend its sovereignty: PM

Bangladesh always ready to defend its sovereignty: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said Bangladesh is always ready and firmly committed to defend the country`s sovereignty from attack by any external forces

23:40 21 April 2024

Moscow says US aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan will ’exacerbate global crises’

Moscow says US aid to Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan will ’exacerbate global crises’

Moscow on Saturday slammed the approval by the US House of Representatives for an aid package to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan

12:41 21 April 2024

Messi double keeps Miami on top in MLS

Messi double keeps Miami on top in MLS

Lionel Messi scored twice and created another for Sergio Busquets as Inter Miami beat Nashville 3-1 on Saturday to maintain top spot in Major League Soccer`s Eastern Conference

12:38 21 April 2024

PM opens Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex in Chattogram

PM opens Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex in Chattogram

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Battery Complex at the Artillery Centre and School at Halishahar in Chattogram

12:28 21 April 2024

Very severe heat wave grips parts of country

Very severe heat wave grips parts of country

Very severe heat wave is sweeping over north, north-east and north-west districts of the country and severe heat wave is sweeping Dhaka and Khulna divisions and the district of Rajshahi, said a met office forecast

12:24 21 April 2024

Expatriates urged to send remittances thru’ legal channels

Expatriates urged to send remittances thru’ legal channels

Bangladesh Ambassador to the United States (US) Muhammad Imran has urged the expatriate Bangladeshis to send remittances through legal channels to further strengthen the country`s economy

12:19 21 April 2024

58 die after boat capsizes in C.Africa: Rescuers

58 die after boat capsizes in C.Africa: Rescuers

At least 58 people going to a funeral died after their overloaded boat capsized in the Central African Republic`s capital Bangui, the head of civil protection said on Saturday

00:37 21 April 2024

Iran, Israel appear to pull back from brink as Gaza bombed again

Iran, Israel appear to pull back from brink as Gaza bombed again

Iran has dismissed as akin to child`s play Israel`s reported retaliation for an unprecedented Iranian strike, as both sides on Saturday appeared to step back from wider conflict stemming from the war in Gaza

00:33 21 April 2024

US House passes bills to bolster Taiwan, threaten TikTok ban

US House passes bills to bolster Taiwan, threaten TikTok ban

Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives on Saturday quickly passed two key aid bills to counter China and bolster Taiwan while also threatening a ban on TikTok if it fails to divest from Beijing

00:26 21 April 2024

PM for promoting domestic sports

PM for promoting domestic sports

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked the authorities concerned to promote the domestic sports of the country side by side with other games

00:22 21 April 2024

School vacation extended till April 27 for heatwave

School vacation extended till April 27 for heatwave

The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has decided to keep all the government primary schools closed for another seven days due to the nationwide heatwave alert announced by the Meteorological Department on Friday.

00:16 21 April 2024

Banglabandha land port resumes operation after 3-day stoppage

Banglabandha land port resumes operation after 3-day stoppage

Banglabandha land port here resumed operation today after three days stopped as the reason for the Lokshova election in India

00:10 21 April 2024

Bangladesh, Nepal stress finalizing PTA

Bangladesh, Nepal stress finalizing PTA

Bangladesh and Nepal in a commerce secretary-level meeting put emphasis on finalizing the Preferential Trade Agreement (PTA), highlighting its significance in boosting bilateral trade between Bangladesh and Nepal

00:05 21 April 2024

ADB to provide $71mn to Bangladesh for water resources management

ADB to provide $71mn to Bangladesh for water resources management

The government today signed a $71 million loan agreement titled "Loan 4440-BAN: Climate-Resilient Integrated Southwest Project for Water Resources Management" with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for ensuring climate-resilient water resources management

00:01 21 April 2024

Clashes resume near Thai-Myanmar border town: Thai army

Clashes resume near Thai-Myanmar border town: Thai army

Clashes between the Myanmar junta and armed ethnic groups have broken out again near a vital trade hub close to Thailand`s border, an armed group spokesperson and the Thai army said Saturday, following a week of relative calm

12:15 20 April 2024

60% voter turnout in Phase 1 of India’s Lok Sabha elections

60% voter turnout in Phase 1 of India’s Lok Sabha elections

A voter turnout of over 60 percent was recorded in the first phase of Lok Sabha elections covering 102 seats across 21 states and Union territories amid sporadic incidents of violence at some places and an accidental explosion of a grenade launcher shell in Chhattisgarh that left a CRPF jawan dead

12:01 20 April 2024

’Bombing’ hits Iraq military base: Security sources

’Bombing’ hits Iraq military base: Security sources

A "bombing" overnight Friday hit a military base in central Iraq housing army troops and pro-Iranian paramilitaries, two security sources said

11:53 20 April 2024

’Halving’ arrives for bitcoin miners

’Halving’ arrives for bitcoin miners

The bitcoin market on Friday engineered the "halving" of the reward for operating the cryptocurrency, a much-anticipated step designed to limit production and boost the digital money

11:47 20 April 2024

Met office issues nationwide heat alert for 72-hour

Met office issues nationwide heat alert for 72-hour

The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has issued a 72-hour nationwide heat alert starting from Friday saying the ongoing heat wave is expected to continue in most parts of the country

11:43 20 April 2024

WB aims to expand health services to 1.5bn people by 2030

WB aims to expand health services to 1.5bn people by 2030

The World Bank Group has announced an ambitious plan to support countries in delivering quality, affordable health services to 1.5 billion people by 2030

01:03 20 April 2024

Myanmar’s fled security personnel cleared to repatriate on Apr 22: FM

Myanmar’s fled security personnel cleared to repatriate on Apr 22: FM

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Dhaka had given clearance to Myanmar authority to return their security personnel who took shelter in Bangladesh on April 22.

00:49 20 April 2024

Month-long Women’s SME Expo-2024 begins in Ctg

Month-long Women’s SME Expo-2024 begins in Ctg

The month-long 14th International Women’s SME Expo-2024 will begin at the port city’s Railway Pologround on Saturday

00:37 20 April 2024