Foreign exchange reserves climb past $33 billion

Dhaka, July 3 -- Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves have exceeded $33 billion, with another $1 billion added within a week. Based on Bangladesh Bank's import data for April, the current reserves ... Read More

Bangladesh warns of strict action over 'inflated' power bills

Dhaka, July 3 -- The Power Ministry has pledged a thorough investigation into complaints of inflated electricity bills for June, warning of strict action if any misconduct by utility officials is prov... Read More

For thousands in Cox's Bazar, monsoon is no longer a season. Only a recurring test of survival

Dhaka, July 3 -- Monsoon Menace: The Rain and the Ruin Landslide toll: Landslides in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camps killed 28 people and injured 80 between 2021 and 2026, with 12 dead in 2024 Deforestat... Read More

Bangladesh drafts new visa policy to boost investment, tourism

Dhaka, July 3 -- The government is preparing a new visa policy by revising regulations first introduced nearly two decades ago, aiming to attract more foreign investment, business and tourism while ma... Read More

Street closures, lobster, clues: Taylor Swift's rumoured New York wedding

Dhaka, July 2 -- New York City is buzzing, the mayor is winking and the lobster has arrived. Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding at Madison Square Garden (MSG) may be closer than anyone expected, the BBC... Read More

Top court lifts legal hurdle over 32,000 government primary headteacher appointments

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Supreme Court has ended a long-running dispute over the seniority and promotion of teachers absorbed into the government primary education system. The verdict has removed the fin... Read More

Worker dies from electrocution at polythene factory in Chawkbazar

Dhaka, July 2 -- A worker has been electrocuted top death after coming into contact with an electrically charged machine at a polythene factory in the Kamalbagh area in Dhaka's Chawkbazar Thana, accor... Read More

3 workers burnt in Kathalbagan blast, 1 in ICU

Dhaka, July 2 -- Three furniture shop workers have been burnt in an explosion at a residential building in Kathalbagan in Dhaka's Kalabagan Thana area. All three victims work at a furniture shop in P... Read More

HSC, equivalent exams begin for 1.27 million students

Dhaka, July 2 -- A total of 1,270,583 students are starting their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The examinations are being held at 2,697 centres across the country, ... Read More

China says Bangladesh-Myanmar economic corridor will remain open to other countries

Dhaka, July 2 -- China remains committed to establishing an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar but says the initiative remains open to India and other countries if they decide to join. Res... Read More

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