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Bangladesh Bank drops mandatory 100% cash margin for fruit imports

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh Bank has withdrawn the mandatory 100 percent cash margin for fruit imports, citing stability in the foreign exchange market and reserves. Banks and customers will no... Read More


Bangladesh records three more dengue deaths as hospitalisations hit year-high

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh has reported its highest single-day dengue hospitalisations of the year, with 805 patients admitted in 24 hours as deaths rose to 70. Another three people died durin... Read More


Bangladesh's historic Australia win sends 'strong message' to world, says BCB chief

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- The celebrations over Bangladesh's victory in Darwin have reached Mirpur, with pride and excitement filling the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium and BCB offices. BCB Pres... Read More


Bangladesh reports six more suspected measles deaths

Bangladesh, Aug. 16 -- Bangladesh has recorded six more deaths from measles and its symptoms in a 24-hours count, including three in the Dhaka Division, taking the toll since March to 908. The Direct... Read More


Land depression weakening, cautionary signal maintained at maritime ports

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The land depression over the West Bengal coast and adjoining areas is weakening and has shifted west-northwest. It now sits over India's Jharkhand and the adjoining Gangetic We... Read More


UN report flags AQIS expansion in Bangladesh, links group to deadly New Delhi blast

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Al-Qaeda is seeking to expand its network in Bangladesh by establishing active cells, the United Nations has warned in a new Security Council report. The report says Al-Qaeda i... Read More


Government sends 49 police inspectors into compulsory retirement

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The government has ordered 49 police inspectors into compulsory retirement after they completed 25 years in service. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued the order on Thursday, ... Read More


PM Tarique likely to make maiden India visit on Aug 22-23 as preparations gather pace

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Preparations are quietly but steadily under way for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to make his maiden visit to India as early as next week, official sources in Dhaka say. The li... Read More


BNP to mark Khaleda Zia's birth anniversary with prayer gatherings on Saturday

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- The BNP will hold prayer and religious gatherings across Bangladesh on Saturday to mark the birth anniversary of its late chairperson and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. Par... Read More


Four more die of measles symptoms in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 14 -- Bangladesh has logged four more measles-linked deaths in the past 24 hours, alongside 187 fresh infections. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) said in a bulletin... Read More