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Tarique Rahman, Li Qiang to hold talks as Bangladesh, China prepare to sign MoUs

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to hold bilateral talks with Chinese Premier Li Qiang in Beijing, with several memorandums of understanding (MoUs) expected to be sign... Read More


Bangladesh Bank removes lending cap on consumer loans to boost spending

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh Bank has lifted the annual limit on the amount of loans banks can extend to individuals to boost consumer spending. The banking regulator announced the decision on Thursd... Read More


PM Tarique announces opening of Bangladesh's first investment office in China

Dhaka, June 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has announced that Bangladesh's first investment office would open in China soon. He also invited Chinese companies to expand the value chain in Bangla... Read More


Rail service resumes as derailed train carriages recovered in Mymensingh

Dhaka, June 25 -- Two of three derailed carriages of the inter-city Bijoy Express train have been recovered after overnight rescue operations in Mymensingh, with efforts under way to recover the final... Read More


Lakshmipur attack toll tops five as 'fourth victim, attacker' die

Dhaka, June 25 -- Another survivor of an attack by an alleged assailant in Lakshmipur's Raipur Upazila and the suspect have succumbed to their injuries, taking the death toll from the broad daylight a... Read More


China pledges support for Rohingya repatriation, says PM's Foreign Advisor Humaiun

Dhaka, June 25 -- China has pledged to continue supporting efforts to resolve the Rohingya crisis and assist Bangladesh in engaging with Myanmar on the issue, Prime Minister's Foreign Advisor Humaiun ... Read More


BNP seals maiden MoU with Communist Party of China to forge ties

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the Communist Party of China (CPC) have signed a memorandum of understanding, the first such agreement between the two parties. It was sig... Read More


Health sector slowest as development spending reaches 48% in 11 months

Dhaka, June 25 -- Bangladesh implemented just 48.23 percent of its Annual Development Programme (ADP) during the first 11 months of the outgoing fiscal year, marking the lowest execution rate in 16 ye... Read More


Brit Academy quickens journey from law student to barrister for Bangladeshis

Dhaka, June 25 -- Brit Academy London Bangladesh has unveiled an accelerated pathway that enables students to obtain a qualifying UK law degree in as little as two years and progress to barrister trai... Read More


Bangladeshi experts call for military deterrence, robust diplomacy to counter India border push-ins

Dhaka, June 25 -- Academics, security analysts, journalists and policymakers have called for stronger border security, enhanced diplomacy and clear repatriation procedures to address cross-border "pus... Read More