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Interim government retires five secretaries

Dhaka, June 20 -- The interim government has sent five secretaries into compulsory retirement, citing "public interest" after they completed 25 years of service. Separate notifications issued by the ... Read More


Yunus returns home from London after four-day visit

Dhaka, June 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has returned to Bangladesh following a four-day official visit to the United Kingdom. He arrived in Dhaka at 9:45am on Saturday aboard a Biman Banglades... Read More


One dies, 169 hospitalised with dengue fever in a day

Dhaka, June 14 -- Another person has died of dengue while 169 new patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours. The number of patient... Read More


Bangladesh records 7 new COVID-19 cases in 24 hours

Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh has reported seven new cases of COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, raising the total number of confirmed cases this year to 262. The Directorate General of Health Services (D... Read More


Jamaat angry at CA Yunus over joint statement with BNP's Tarique

Dhaka, June 14 -- Jamaat-e-Islami believes the neutrality of Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has been compromised by a "joint statement" issued following his meeting with BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Ra... Read More


Yunus-Tarique talks deliver London breakthrough, sets stage for February election

Dhaka, June 14 -- In a rare display of political detente, Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus and BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman came face-to-face in London for a long-anticipated meeting that may have... Read More


Yunus leaves London for Dhaka after four-day official visit

Dhaka, June 14 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has left London for Dhaka, wrapping up a four-day official visit that included meetings with Kins Charles, British officials, lawmakers, and BNP Acting C... Read More


Police won't carry 'heavy lethal weapons', says home advisor

Dhaka, June 14 -- Home Affairs Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that regular police forces will no longer carry heavy-duty lethal firearms. "By lethal weapons, I mean heavy arms will no longe... Read More


Men clad in RAB uniforms rob Tk 10mn from Nagad distributors in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 14 -- Armed men wearing uniforms resembling those of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have made off with over Tk 10.8 million from a distributor of mobile financial service Nagad in Dhaka'... Read More


Bangladesh Bank governor thanks UK agency for 'seizing' former minister's assets

Dhaka, June 14 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has thanked the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) for seizing assets allegedly linked to former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed. The... Read More