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Don't send physically unfit pilgrims for Hajj, says Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Religious Affairs Advisor AFM Khalid Hossain has said his ministry will take strict measures to ensure that no one physically unfit for Hajj is allowed to perform the pilgrimage... Read More


Bangladesh issues flood warnings for 12 districts

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board has warned that low-lying areas in 12 districts across the country may see flooding due... Read More


Cautionary signal No. 3 issued at ports amid low pressure in Bay of Bengal

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has instructed Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra maritime ports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3, anticipating squally wi... Read More


BNP's Mirza Fakhrul flies to Bangkok for follow-up eye treatment

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has gone to Bangkok for a follow-up for his eye surgery. Fakhrul left Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on a Thai Airways... Read More


Jatin Sarker, left-wing intellectual and Independence Award-winning writer, dies at 89

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Jatin Sarker - a progressive left-wing intellectual, Independence Award-winning writer, and teacher - has died at the age of 89. He passed away while receiving treatment at the... Read More


Heavy rain to drum down in four divisions

Bangladesh, Aug. 13 -- Parts of the Rajshahi, Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Sylhet divisions are expected to see heavy to very heavy rain on Wednesday due to the active southwest monsoon, according to the ... Read More


Policeman injured in raid after Awami League conducts flash procession in Chattogram

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- A policeman has been attacked and injured during a raid in Chattogram after a flash procession by the Awami League was reported in the port city. The incident occurred in the I... Read More


Economic headwinds drag Bangladesh's private sector credit growth to '10-year' low

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Private sector credit growth in Bangladesh has slumped to its lowest level in a decade, in keeping with a downward spiral beginning during the July Uprising. According to Bangl... Read More


How did two bodies end up in a car? Mystery still puzzles police

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Police have gained some clues about the victims' movements following the recovery of two bodies from a car parked in the basement of Sirajul Islam Medical College in Dhaka's Mou... Read More


Short-term foreign debt drops 11.75%

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh's amount of outstanding short-term foreign debt has decreased by nearly $1.34 billion in June, a nearly 11.75 percent drop year-on-year. The latest data from Banglad... Read More