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Bangladesh to send fresh letter to India over ongoing push-ins: Foreign Adviser

Dhaka, June 3 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said Bangladesh will send a fresh 'substantive' letter to India reminding them of set mechanisms to deal with the push-ins, noting... Read More


No scope for revolutionary budget overnight: Finance Adviser

Dhaka, June 3 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said it is not feasible to suddenly shift from the traditional macroeconomic framework and formulate a revolutionary budget overnight. ... Read More


No specific threats detected ahead of Eid-ul-Azha: RAB

, June 3 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Tuesday said no specific information on possible subversive activities ahead of upcoming Eid-ul-Azha has been found so far, based on intelligence gather... Read More


Dhaka stocks extend losses, Chattogram index edges up

Dhaka, June 3 -- Dhaka's stock market slipped further on the third trading day of the week, while Chattogram's bourse closed with a marginal gain on Tuesday. Most shares on both exchanges ended lower... Read More


Dengue spike: 114 cases reported in 24 hrs

Dhaka, June 3 -- Dengue case has been increasing across the country regularly, growing concern over the mosquito-borne disease. One hundred and fourteen more new dengue cases were reported in the 24 ... Read More


Budget 2025-26 market-friendly, say CPD, DSE and DBA

, June 3 -- The proposed national budget for the 2025-26 fiscal year has been welcomed as market-friendly by the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE), the DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh (DBA), and the Ce... Read More


Govt to form high-level committee to review public service ordinance

, June 3 -- The government is going to form a high-level committee to review the recently promulgated Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 due to widespread objections from government employ... Read More


NCP also demands local govt polls under neutral govt

, June 3 -- The Nationalist Citizen Party (NCP) alongside Jamaat-e-Islami on Tuesday proposed that not only the next national election but also the local government elections be held under a non-party... Read More


Dhaka, Thimphu see 'significant potential' in hydropower trade: Foreign Adviser

, June 3 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said there remains 'significant potential' for further collaboration with Bhutan, especially in hydropower trade, on which both countri... Read More


Woman gives birth at Jashore Railway Station amid heavy rain, rescued thru 999

, June 3 -- A woman, who is said to be mentally ill, gave birth at a railway station in Jashore early Tuesday during heavy rainfall and was rescued following an emergency call to the national emergenc... Read More