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Myanmar quake: Bangladesh rescuers free people trapped in collapsed buildings

Dhaka, April 4 -- The Bangladesh Armed Forces have rescued people pinned inside buildings reduced to ruins by a powerful earthquake in Myanmar days after the devastation took place. With assistance f... Read More


Education boards 'not even thinking' about postponing SSC exams

Dhaka, April 3 -- Amid calls to postpone the SSC and equivalent exams, the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee president Prof Khondokar Ehsanul Kabir has said postponing the tests was out of ... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus departs for BIMSTEC summit in Bangkok

Dhaka, April 3 -- Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, has left Dhaka for Bangkok to attend the sixth top summit for the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Te... Read More


Chief Advisor Yunus arrives in Bangkok for BIMSTEC summit

Dhaka, April 3 -- Muhammad Yunus, chief advisor to the interim government, has arrived in Bangkok to attend the sixth top summit for the seven-member Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Techni... Read More


US's Trump imposes 37% tariff on Bangladeshi goods

Dhaka, April 3 -- US President Donald Trump has announced fresh tariffs and rate hikes on a range of products from more than 100 countries, with Bangladeshi exports facing a 37 percent duty upon entry... Read More


Highway Police say bus driver was drowsy before deadly Lohagara road crash

Dhaka, April 3 -- Highway Police have pointed out driver fatigue as the key cause behind the deadly bus-microbus collision in Chattogram's Lohagara that claimed 10 lives. According to police, the bus... Read More


BIMSTEC signs agreement on maritime transport cooperation

Dhaka, April 3 -- The foreign ministers of Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) member states have signed an agreement on maritime transport coopera... Read More


Police arrest three for assaulting female journalist, brother

Dhaka, April 3 -- Police have arrested three individuals for physically assaulting a woman, who is a journalist working in an English newspaper, and her brother in Dhaka's Banasree. The journalist, R... Read More


Mild heatwave sweeps across country, Sylhet sees rain

Dhaka, April 2 -- A mild heatwave us sweeping through the Rajshahi, Dinajpur, Syedpur and Chuadanga divisions, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) says. The BMD's forecast says the heatwav... Read More


US deputy national security advisor discusses key issues with chief advisor's representative

Dhaka, April 2 -- US Deputy National Security Advisor Alex N Wong has held a teleconference with Khalilur Rahman, the chief advisor's high representative, to discuss key bilateral issues. According t... Read More