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Man killed in 'cylinder blast' at Old Dhaka's Bangshal warehouse

Bangladesh, July 10 -- A man has been killed and another critically injured in a suspected gas cylinder explosion at a motorcycle parts warehouse in Old Dhaka's Bangshal. The blast struck the warehou... Read More


Next general election will be held under caretaker government, law minister says

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Law Minister Md Asaduzzaman has said the next general election will be held under a caretaker government, reaffirming the government's political commitment to restoring the syste... Read More


Floods and cyclones caused Tk 400bn in losses in Bangladesh over five years: minister

Bangladesh, July 9 -- Floods and cyclones caused an estimated Tk 412 billion in damage across Bangladesh between 2021 and 2025, Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has said. Res... Read More


Home minister urges Vietnamese traders to invest, import medicine from Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has called on Vietnamese businesspeople and entrepreneurs to invest in Bangladesh and to import Bangladeshi pharmaceutical products at affordable p... Read More


EC begins dialogue with stakeholders on election observer recommendations

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The Election Commission (EC) has begun a dialogue with stakeholders to discuss recommendations on election observation as it weighs reforms ahead of future polls. The commission... Read More


Government will keep Teletalk, upgrade network instead: ICT minister

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The government has ruled out selling state-owned mobile operator Teletalk despite interest from several companies in buying or partnering with it. It has instead planned to upgr... Read More


Bangladesh police ready to face Haiti unrest challenge: home minister tells UN

Bangladesh, July 7 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has informed the UN that Bangladesh Police has completed preparations to face the challenge of the current unstable and complex security situation ... Read More


Gas pressure to fall nationwide as LNG supply dips

Bangladesh, July 7 -- The scheduled LNG cargo delivery at the floating LNG terminal in Maheshkhali has yet to begin due to severe weather conditions. As a result, the supply of regasified liquefied na... Read More


Bangladesh banks on rooftop solar to meet 20% renewable electricity target by 2030

Bangladesh, July 6 -- Bangladesh is betting heavily on renewable energy to reshape its power sector over the next five years. A new government strategy seeks to raise renewables' share of electricity... Read More


Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal is dead at 85

Bangladesh, July 4 -- Journalist and teacher Shahed Kamal has passed away at the age of 85. The eldest son of poet Sufia Kamal, he breathed his last at Dhaka's Zainul Haque Sikder Women's Medical Col... Read More