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12 fishermen rescued in Bay of Bengal

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- A fishing trawler named FB Mayer Doa sank with 17 fishermen aboard after being caught in a storm while fishing in the Bay of Bengal. The incident occurred at least 200 kilometers de... Read More


Kulaura's new AC Land Anisul Islam

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Mohammad Anisul Islam has joined as Kulaura Upazila Assistant Commissioner (Land). He joined Kulaura on Tuesday, It is learned that Mohammad Anisul Islam joined the service as an off... Read More


Missing link in remittance boom

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh is among the world's leading recipients of remittances, expected to receive more than $30 billion by 2025. These inflows are crucial for both household consumption and fo... Read More


'Ukraine land concessions a Putin's trap'

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The top diplomat of the European Union (EU) has warned against pushing Ukraine to give up territories to Russia as part of a future peace deal. Speaking in her first UK interview si... Read More


Thaksin cleared of royal insult

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Thailand's former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was cleared Friday of royal defamation charges, relieving a threat to his embattled political dynasty which has dominated Thai pol... Read More


25 injured in Pakistan fireworks blast

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- An explosion at a fireworks storage facility in Pakistan's southern port city of Karachi on Thursday injured at least 25 people, some of them critically, police and hospital official... Read More


Asia's richest man drives India's Russian oil imports

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- United States President Donald Trump's additional 25 percent tariff on India for its imports from Russia, saying it is helping fuel Russia's war in Ukraine, has put the South Asian n... Read More


NID services for expatriates launches

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The National Identity (NID) service has officially been launched at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo, marking a significant step towards easing access to essential services for expatr... Read More


DB nabs 7 over 'honey trap' offering jobs

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has detained seven people accused of operating a honey trap and job fraud racket in the capital. Those arrested are Md B... Read More


BD looks on as China, India move to have Brahmaputra in chokeholds

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh looks on as its upstream neighbours China and India kept up their efforts to build dams to unilaterally control the water flow in the trans-boundary river Brahmaputra, the... Read More