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Captured from space: A complete auroral oval

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- A spacecraft has captured a complete ring of auroral activity around Earth's north pole, offering a rare view of the northern lights across both the night and daylight sides of the pl... Read More


IMF chief flags energy, debt and AI risks to growth

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The global economy is under threat from persistently high energy prices, record public debt and risks from the AI investment boom, International Monetary Fund Managing Director Krista... Read More


Elderly woman held with heroin on Dhaka-bound bus

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The Department of Narcotics Control (DNC) has arrested a 65-year-old woman after allegedly finding 100 grams of heroin worth an estimated Tk 1 million on her during a search of a bus ... Read More


6 Kushtia murders: Verdict in crimes against humanity case soon

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is set to deliver its verdict in the coming days in a crimes against humanity case against four Awami League leaders, including Mahbubul Alam H... Read More


Bangladesh's IMF deal: What is actually happening?

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury's claim that Bangladesh "does not want to rely" on financing from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and International Monetary Fund ... Read More


5 decades of land lost to rivers

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- For Abdul Momin, the river did not take his home all at once. It took the ground beneath it piece by piece, until the house he had built with a lifetime of savings was gone. "This ch... Read More


Saudi eases visa rules for skilled workers' families

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Saudi Arabia has reformed its visa process for skilled foreign workers, allowing them to bring family members into the country while their own work visa or residency permit (Iqama) is... Read More


ART effect: US imports more than double

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The impact of Bangladesh's much-discussed Agreement on Reciprocal Trade (ART) with the United States is beginning to show in its import figures. Imports from the US have risen sharpl... Read More


Bangladesh trade gap jumps 29% as fuel costs surge

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Bangladesh has started the 2026-27 fiscal year with a substantial trade deficit following the trend of the previous financial year. In the first two months of the current fiscal year... Read More


Bangladesh envoy Riaz pays farewell call to India foreign secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- Outgoing Bangladesh High Commissioner to Delhi M Riaz Hamidullah has paid a farewell call to Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri at the Ministry of External Affairs as he wraps up h... Read More