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Govt waives NS1 test fees during dengue season

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Tuesday directed all government hospitals across the country to provide dengue NS1 tests free of charge until December 31, 2026, as p... Read More


13.08 decimals of encroached Waqf land reclaimed

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The Dhaka district administration on Tuesday recovered 13.08 decimals of Waqf land in the capital's Kotwali area by evicting illegal occupants as part of its ongoing drive agains... Read More


BWDB gets Ruhul new DG

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Ruhul Amin joined as the Director General of the Bangladesh Water Development Board (BWDB) on 5 July 2026. Before taking up the new position, he was serving as the Additional Di... Read More


DSCC launches 'Clean Care' app

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has launched a digital waste management system, "Clean Care", to make urban sanitation services more modern, transparent and technology-driven... Read More


Border operations net Tk 307.65cr in contraband

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth more than Tk 307.65 crore during nationwide operations in border areas and other parts of the country in June 2026, acco... Read More


Iran envoy invites Yunus for official visit

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Iranian Ambassador Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Tuesday met Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus at the Yunus Centre in Dhaka and invited him to make an official visit to Iran. ... Read More


BUET-Proyash sign 3-year MoU

Bangladesh, July 8 -- The Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering (EEE) of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Proyash Institute of Special Education have signed... Read More


MCC announces Tk 822cr budget

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Mymensingh City Corporation (MCC) has announced a budget of Tk 8.223 billion (Tk 822.30 crore) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, with no new taxes imposed on city residents. Despit... Read More


PMI drops by 9.9 points in June

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for June has recorded a sharp slowdown, falling 9.9 points from May to settle at 52.9, signaling a slower pace of expansion across k... Read More


Labour market in Malaysia reopens despite lobbying

Bangladesh, July 8 -- Malaysia has reopened its labour market to Bangladeshi workers from Monday, a move the government says reflects the early outcome of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's recent visit ... Read More