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BGB says Companiganj man killed by Khasi group inside Indian territory

Dhaka, April 10 -- Members of the Khasi community in India have reportedly shot and killed a Bangladeshi man who crossed the border into India's Meghalaya through Sylhet's Companiganj Upazila. Border... Read More


3 students 'raped' in Meherpur, disgruntled people surround madrasa in protest

Dhaka, April 10 -- Locals and parents have surrounded a madrasa and a local police station after three boys were allegedly raped at the educational institution in Meherpur's Mujibnagar. The incident ... Read More


Speaker advises Jamaat MP Saiful to be 'more attentive' during parliament session

Dhaka, April 10 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has instructed a Jamaat-e-Islami MP to be "more attentive" for reportedly raising a different topic during the legislative process in parliament as "such a... Read More


BNP starts selling nomination forms for women's reserved seats

Dhaka, April 10 -- The ruling BNP has started selling party nomination forms for the elections to the reserved seats for women in the 13th parliament. Around 11am on Friday, the party's Senior Joint ... Read More


Pranay Verma appointed as next Indian ambassador to Belgium, EU

Dhaka, April 10 -- Pranay Kumar Verma, the Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, has been appointed as the country's next ambassador to Belgium and the European Union. The Indian Ministry of Extern... Read More


US plans automatic military draft registration for men aged 18-25 from December

Dhaka, April 10 -- Young American men could be automatically registered for military draft eligibility as early as December, ending decades of self-registration, BBC reports. The proposed rule would ... Read More


Bangladesh trade deficit rises by $3.2bn in Jul-Feb amid falling exports, higher imports

Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit has widened in the first eight months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, , driven by declining export earnings and a surge in import costs for Ramadan. Accordin... Read More


Finance Minister Khosru compares economies left by Khaleda, Hasina govts

Dhaka, April 10 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has presented comparisons between Bangladesh's economy in the last year of the BNP-Jamaat-e-Islami coalition government led by Khaleda ... Read More


A man was called away over the phone in Lakshmipur. His dead body was found mangled in a crop field

Dhaka, April 10 -- A man has been killed after he was called over the phone to collect a loan repayment in Lakshmipur Sadar Upazila. Sub-Inspector (SI) Md Aminul of Lakshmipur Sadar Model Police Stat... Read More


NBR report: Direct tax exemptions hit Tk 1.07tn in FY23, equalling 99% of total collection

Dhaka, April 10 -- The government has provided Tk 1.07 trillion in direct tax relief in the 2022-23 fiscal year, nearly matching the amount collected from personal income tax and corporate tax. The t... Read More