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5 bodies recovered after trawlers capsize in Bay
07:37 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayBodies of five fishermen have been recovered while five other persons are still missing after six fishing trawlers capsized during storm in the Bay of Bengal in Cox's Bazar on Friday...
Russia, Ukraine swap 206 prisoners of war in UAE-brokered deal
07:02 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayRussia said Saturday it swapped 103 Ukrainian soldiers held captive for an equal number of Russian POWs in an exchange deal brokered by the United Arab Emirates...
US pvt sector can help unlock Bangladesh's growth potential
05:42 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayThe United States private sector can help unlock Bangladesh's growth potential through trade and investment with the right economic reforms in place, the US Embassy in Dhaka said on Saturday...
Ex-home minister's son Joty on 4-day remand
05:05 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA Dhaka court has placed Safi Muddaser Khan Joty, the son of former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, on a four-day remand in an attempted murder case...
Salehuddin vows to continue reforms in financial sector
04:21 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayCiting reforms in the revenue and banking sectors as two most important challenges before the country's economy, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Saturday vowed to continue such reforms...
Govt warns of strict measures against attacks on shrines
03:42 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayThe interim government has strongly condemned the attacks on Sufi shrines and mazars in the country over the past few days. The government is acting to bring the unscrupulous forces involved in the attacks to book and initiate stringent legal actions against them, a statement said on Saturday...
Floods kill 33, displace over 230,000 in Myanmar
02:47 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdaySevere flooding has hit Myanmar after Typhoon Yagi, with more than 230,000 people forced to flee their homes, according to officials.
Most garment factories in Ashulia resume production
01:44 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayMost garment factories in the industrial area of Ashulia have resumed production; however, 49 factories remain closed. According to the industrial police, the overall situation in the area is normal.
Ex-Home Minister’s son arrested
01:04 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayDhaka district police have arrested Safi Mudassir Khan Joty, son of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, in a case filed at Ashulia police station.
Ctg shipbreaking yard explosion: 2 more die, death toll now 5
12:19 PM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayTwo more people who were injured in the explosion and subsequent fire at the SN Corporation shipbreaking yard in Sitakunda, Chittagong, died at the Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Saturday morning, raising the death toll from the blast to five.
Faiz resigns as head of health sector reform panel
11:42 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayProfessor MA Faiz has resigned from his position as the head of the expert panel on health sector reforms.
US delegation reaches Dhaka
10:49 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA high-level US delegation led by Treasury Deputy Under Secretary for International Finance, Brent Neiman, has arrived in Dhaka. A plane carrying them landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Saturday morning.
Muslim, European countries meet to discuss Palestinian statehood
10:22 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayMinisters from Muslim and European countries along with the European Union's foreign affairs chief gathered Friday in Madrid to discuss how to advance a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
875 killed, over 30,000 injured in student movement: HRSS
09:34 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA total of 875 people were killed and more than 30,000 injured in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement from July 16 to September 9, said a report of Human Rights Support Society (HRSS) on Friday.
US delegation to meet with Yunus Sunday
09:22 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA delegation from the United States will meet with Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, the Chief Adviser to the interim government of Bangladesh, on Sunday. The meeting is expected to begin at 10:55 am at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
Donald Lu due in Dhaka today
08:31 AM, 14 Sep 2024 SaturdayA US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, Donald Lu, will arrive in Dhaka on Saturday.
Light to moderate rain likely over parts of country
05:39 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rajshahi, Dhaka, Khulna, Barishal and Chattogram divisions and at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh and Sylhet divisions with moderately heavy to very heavy falls at places over the country...
Adani Group denies Swiss officials froze $310m fund
05:00 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayIndian billionaire Gautam Adani's firm has denied fresh allegations that Swiss authorities had frozen $310m (£236m) of their funds in Swiss bank accounts...
BGB strongly condemns border killing at meeting with BSF
03:34 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayThe Border Guard Bangladesh, Rangpur Region and the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) North Bengal Frontier held a courtesy meeting at the Banglabandha-Phulbari ICP on the Bangladesh-India border on Thursday, said a BGB release on Friday...
Russia expels six UK diplomats as tensions rise over Ukraine missiles
02:43 PM, 13 Sep 2024 FridayRussia’s FSB security service has revoked the accreditation of six British diplomats in Moscow whose actions it said showed signs of spying and sabotage work...