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Low pressure area formed over Bay, heavy rains likely

, June 17 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in parts of the country and asked country's four seaports - Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra - ... Read More


No plan to raise fuel prices right now, says Finance Adviser amid Iran-Israel conflict

Dhaka, June 17 -- The government is closely monitoring the ongoing conflict between Iran and Israel but has no immediate plan to raise fuel prices, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday.... Read More


Diplomats at Bangladesh Embassy in Tehran to be shifted to safe location soon

Dhaka, June 17 -- Against the background of the Iran-Israel war, diplomatic and other staff stationed at the Bangladesh Mission in Tehran are likely to be shifted to a safer location any day now, cons... Read More


Movement over govt service ordinance to continue until its withdrawal: Protesters

Dhaka, June 17 -- The movement at the Secretariat will continue until the government service ordinance is completely withdrawn, said Md Badiul Kabir, president of the Secretariat Officers and Employee... Read More


Silent journey turns into nightmare; Habiganj College student raped on moving bus

Habiganj, June 17 -- What began as a quiet afternoon journey home turned into a horrific ordeal for a young college student travelling to Baniachong upazila of Habiganj from Dhaka. Alone and unsuspec... Read More


Silent journey turns nightmare; Habiganj College student raped on moving bus

Habiganj, June 17 -- What began as a quiet afternoon journey home turned into a horrific ordeal for a young college student travelling to Baniachong upazila of Habiganj from Dhaka. Alone and unsuspec... Read More


Brazilian envoy meets Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, June 17 -- Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday morning. The nearly hour-long meeting, which began arou... Read More


Three killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur

Dinajpur, June 17 -- Three people were killed in separate road accidents in Dinajpur on Tuesday and Monday. In one incident, a motorcycle rider and his passenger were killed after being hit by a truc... Read More


From Burritos to State Leadership: Minnesota's Melissa Hortman remembered as tireless public servant

Dhaka, June 16 -- Melissa Hortman, once a teenager making chili cheese burritos and later a powerful Democratic leader in Minnesota's deeply divided Legislature, is being remembered for her compassion... Read More


UN rights chief concerned over Bangladesh law allowing political party ban

Dhaka, June 16 -- UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Monday voiced concerns about recent changes to legislation to allow the banning of political parties and organisations and all re... Read More