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Bangladesh orders withdrawal of Bombay Sweets spices, Baghabari Ghee

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has ordered 10 products, including Bombay Sweets spices and Baghabari Ghee, withdrawn from the market after they failed l... Read More


August sees over 16,000 dengue hospitalisations, including 550 in past 24 hours

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- The health authorities have reported another 550 dengue hospitalisations over the past 24 hours. However, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) reported no dengue-r... Read More


India rejects UN panel's remarks on alleged targeting of Rohingya, Bengali-speaking Muslims

Bangladesh, Aug. 26 -- New Delhi has rejected concerns raised by a United Nations racial discrimination watchdog as "politically motivated" and "highly malicious". The UN Committee on the Elimination... Read More


RAB takes special security measures nationwide for Eid-e-Miladunnabi

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has taken special security measures across the country ahead of the Islamic holy day of Eid-e-Miladunnabi. The security force is working in coo... Read More


Food delivery worker remanded for five days over attack on Dhaka Medical ENT chief

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- A Dhaka court has placed a food delivery worker on five days' remand in connection with the assault on Prof Mohammad Asadur Rahman, head of the ENT department at Dhaka Medical C... Read More


Commonwealth Journalists Association condemns continued detention of three journalists in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The Commonwealth Journalists Association has condemned the continued detention of three senior Bangladeshi journalists in a "crimes against humanity" case linked to the July 202... Read More


We see Bangladesh as a growing strategic partner, says EU envoy

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Michael Miller, the EU's ambassador to Dhaka, says the bloc's relationship with Bangladesh should be seen as that of a strategic partner, moving away from the old perspective of... Read More


HC issues rule against BFIU officials over Eastern Bank ex-chairman Showkat's $25mn in UK

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- The High Court has issued a rule asking why legal action should not be taken against officials of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) for alleged inaction over the... Read More


Measles: 5 more with symptoms die, 91 new cases registered

Bangladesh, Aug. 25 -- Five more people with measles symptoms have died in the past 24 hours, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Four of them were recorded in the Dhaka D... Read More


High Court calls death sentences for all 16 suspects in Nusrat murder 'mindless'

Bangladesh, Aug. 24 -- The High Court has described the trial court's decision to sentence all 16 suspects to death in the murder of Feni madrasa student Nusrat Jahan Rafi as "mindless". It has also ... Read More