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Jamaat chief Shafiqur calls for pragmatic approach to US-Bangladesh trade pact

Dhaka, May 9 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has called for the trade agreement between Bangladesh and the United States to be viewed through the lens of reality. Speaking at Dhaka's Shahjal... Read More


India carries out maiden intercontinental missile test off Odisha

Dhaka, May 9 -- India has conducted the maiden test of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) off the Odisha coast. The test was carried out on Friday evening by the Defence Rese... Read More


Education minister says Bangladesh has failed to ensure quality education

Dhaka, May 9 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Haque Milon has openly admitted that Bangladesh has yet to achieve quality education despite significant expansion in the sector. Speaking at an event o... Read More


Inflation outpaces wages for 50 consecutive months, straining household finances

Dhaka, May 9 -- Enamul Haque, who has been driving an autorickshaw in Dhaka for five years, is now finding it difficult to provide for his family as prices continue to creep up. At one point, he coul... Read More


PM Tarique sits with Jobo Dal, Swechhasebak Dal, Chhatra Dal leaders

Dhaka, May 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is holding an exchange of views with district-level BNP leaders of the party's three affiliate organisations -- Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal, Jatiotabadi Swechhas... Read More


The weight of a coffin: Grieving mother breaks down as Bristy returns lifeless

Dhaka, May 9 -- Under a heavy, suffocating silence that seemed to hang over Dhaka's airport, a coffin arrived from the United States carrying not a returning scholar, but the broken remains of a dream... Read More


Drowned crops, rotting harvest: Farmers miss out on govt rice procurement after Haor floods

Dhaka, May 9 -- Farmers in Sunamganj are finding themselves unable to benefit from the government's Boro rice procurement drive, as untimely rains and flash floods have either washed away their crops ... Read More


India appoints NS Raja Subramani as new defence chief

Dhaka, May 9 -- The Indian government has appointed Lt Gen NS Raja Subramani as the new chief of defence staff (CDS). He will take over after the current CDS Gen Anil Chauhan completes his tenure on ... Read More


Egg prices crack Dhaka markets at Tk 140 per dozen

Dhaka, May 9 -- Egg prices have risen sharply in Dhaka's retail markets within a week, with each egg now selling for Tk 13 and a set of four costing Tk 50. A week ago, eggs were selling at a maximum ... Read More


Suvendu Adhikari takes oath as West Bengal chief minister

Dhaka, May 9 -- Suvendu Adhikari has been sworn in as chief minister of West Bengal, marking a decisive political shift in a state long defined by ideological churn, NDTV reports. He took oath on Sat... Read More