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Bangladesh seeks stronger India trade, investment and industrial cooperation

Bangladesh, Aug. 18 -- Bangladesh has stressed the need to expand business, trade and industrial cooperation with India by overcoming the recent diplomatic strains between the two neighbours. Commerc... Read More


Bangladesh Bank lets S Alam's SS Power-1 import fully on credit until December 2027

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Bangladesh Bank has allowed S Alam Group's SS Power-1 to import goods entirely on credit. The Chattogram-based power producer faces allegations of money laundering and looting ... Read More


Tarique government restores stability, but economy, energy, governance remain major tests

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Calm After the Storm, Tests Remain Political stability restored: Election ends interim turmoil, though governance and civil service friction persist Energy shortages bite: Geo... Read More


Bangladesh sees mild quake early on Monday, epicentre in Narsingdi

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Dhaka and its surrounding areas have experienced a mild earthquake. The tremor, registering at magnitude 3 on the Richter scale, struck at 5:32am on Monday. The epicentre was ... Read More


Pedestrian dies as 2 vehicles crash in Narail

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- A pedestrian has been killed after being caught in a head-on collision between an easy bike and a motorcycle in Kalia Upazila of Narail. The accident occurred around 9pm on Sun... Read More


Cautionary Signal 3 at four seaports as monsoon low deepens over Bay

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised the country's four seaports to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3 as a monsoon low persists over the northwestern Bay of Be... Read More


7 die in West Bengal hotel fire, guests 'trapped' by locked emergency gate

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Seven people have been burnt to death after a fire broke out at a four-storey hotel in West Bengal's Birbhum district, reports the Indian Express. Local residents told the Indi... Read More


Hearing on appeal of Jamaat's Abul Kalam Azad set for Aug 31

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has set Aug 31 for a hearing on whether an appeal filed by Jamaat-e-Islami's former Rukon (member) Abul Kalam Azad, who was sentenced... Read More


258 women, 83 girls killed in Bangladesh from January to July: Mahila Parishad

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- A total of 258 women and 83 girls have been killed in Bangladesh in the first seven months of 2026, the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad has reported. Of the 341 killings, 63 were li... Read More


Pakistan suspends medical, dental education for Afghan students: report

Bangladesh, Aug. 17 -- Pakistan has suspended medical and dental education for Afghan students, covering both those already enrolled and new admissions, according to an official directive issued by th... Read More