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Bangladesh to get next IMF loan instalment following April assessment

Dhaka, March 25 -- Bangladesh is set to receive the sixth instalment of its $5.5 billion IMF loan after an assessment mission visits in April to evaluate macroeconomic performance, financial sector re... Read More


Excess fare collection on Dhaka-Ctg highway

Bangladesh, March 18 -- In Siddhirganj, Narayanganj, two transport companies have been fined a total of 8,500 taka for charging excess fares from passengers at Shimrail Mor and Kanchpur areas on the D... Read More


Call for Approval of Tobacco Control Ordinance in Parliament

Bangladesh, March 16 -- Public health experts, researchers and various groups from civil society have called for the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 to be quic... Read More


'Strict action if transport fares rise during Eid'

Bangladesh, March 1 -- Minister for Road Transport and Bridges, Railways, and Shipping, Sheikh Rabiul Alam, has said that this year's Eid travel will be comfortable and safe. Locations where disrupti... Read More


2 killed in road accidents

Bangladesh, March 1 -- Two people, including a child and a woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Narayanganj on Saturday. The incidents took place in Araihazar and Bandar upazilas in the mo... Read More


3 of a family critically burnt as gas leak triggers fire in Old Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries in a fire caused by a gas leak at their home in Old Dhaka's Narinda. They were taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plas... Read More


Bailed 'offenders' to report weekly to police stations, says IGP

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Inspector General of Police Ali Hossain Fakir has said suspects released on bail in cases involving extortion, mugging, drug dealing and juvenile gangs will be required to report wee... Read More


Historic 29 Minto Road residence being readied for opposition leader Shafiqur

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Renovation is in full swing at the historic 29 Minti Road, recently allocated by the government to the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Shafiqur Rahman. The party, Jamaat-e-Is... Read More


Moderate earthquake shakes Bangladesh again

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A moderate earthquake has struck Bangladesh, jolting Dhaka and several other parts of the country. The tremor occurred at 1:52pm on Friday and measured 5.3 on the Richter scale, acc... Read More


Ekushey Book Fair opens, publishers look forward to weekend rush

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 has officially opened its doors at the Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises, with publishers expecting a massive turnout on Friday, the first ... Read More