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Ship stuck after hitting buoy while entering Chittagong Port

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- A container ship has become stranded at the mouth of the Karnaphuli River after striking a buoy while entering Chittagong Port. The vessel suffered a mechanical failure followin... Read More


Dhaka 'positive' on Washington's civil nuclear cooperation proposal

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed has said the government will view positively a US proposal to sign a new memorandum of understanding (MoU) to revive civil nuclear ... Read More


Hasina will be taken from airport straight to gallows if she returns, says Nahid

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has warned that ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina will be taken to the gallows "straight from the airport" if she returns to B... Read More


Draft enforced disappearance law approved with capital punishment and compensation provisions

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The government has greenlit proposed legislation establishing maximum penalties alongside provisions to recover compensation from the assets of convicted perpetrators in cases of... Read More


Bangladesh considers retaining lottery system for school admissions

Bangladesh, Aug. 3 -- The government is reconsidering its decision to replace the lottery system with entrance examinations for admissions to public and private schools, raising the possibility that t... Read More


Parasailing ran without approval, says DC following tourist death

India, Aug. 2 -- The death of a tourist in a parasailing accident at Cox's Bazar has raised fresh concerns about the safety and legality of the activity, with the district administration saying it had... Read More


Spain installs floating barrier in Ceuta after deadly migrant rush.

India, Aug. 2 -- Spain said migrant crossings into its North African enclave of Ceuta stopped overnight, as police began installing a 500-metre (1,640-foot) floating barrier on Saturday off its border... Read More


US bars imports from 43 more companies over China's alleged forced labour involving Uyghurs

India, Aug. 2 -- The United States on Friday banned imports from 43 more Chinese companies over alleged rights abuses of Uyghur and other minority groups, targeting firms in supply chains from electro... Read More


Floating diplomacy: How Trump envoy to Italy is conducting high-stakes business aboard a $450mn superyacht..

India, Aug. 2 -- America's official embassy in Rome may reside within the grand walls of Palazzo Margherita, but this summer, the real diplomatic action has moved offshore. As reported by The Economi... Read More


Electricity bills jump several-fold as customers question meter readings, calculations

India, Aug. 2 -- For years, the monthly electricity bill at a retired employee's home in Gafargaon, Mymensingh, stayed between Tk 1,700 and Tk 2,000. In May, it was about Tk 1,600. Then came June: ne... Read More