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Bangladesh court orders seizure of ex-IGP Benazir's daughter Raisa's flat in Dubai, freeze on accounts

Dhaka, May 8 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat in Dubai belonging to Tahsin Raisa Binte Benazir, daughter of former inspector general of police Benazir Ahmed, and the freezing of two ... Read More


Dhaka stocks regain 100 points in a day after massive slide

Dhaka, May 8 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has rallied to regain 100 points in a day as indices rose sharply in a recovery following a sector-wide decline on Wednesday caused by the India-Pakistan... Read More


Borders sealed, missiles ready: Rajasthan, Punjab put on high alert after 'Operation Sindoor'

Dhaka, May 8 -- A day after India's missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to the Pahalgam terror attack, the border states of Rajasthan and Punjab have been put on ... Read More


Trade deficit hits $15.43 billion in nine months as imports outpace exports

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit has reached $15.43 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, reflecting a 2.03 percent decline compared with the same period last year. B... Read More


Trade deficit shrinks to $15.43bn in nine months as imports outpace exports

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh's trade deficit has reached $15.43 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year, reflecting a 2.03 percent decline compared with the same period last year. B... Read More


Unity is key to creating an ideal state for future generations, says Ali Riaz

Dhaka, May 8 -- Ali Riaz, vice-president of the National Consensus Commission, has denoted "unity" as key to reaching the goal of creating agreement among political parties that would help establish a... Read More


5 die as bus rams ambulance on Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj

Dhaka, May 8 -- Five people have been killed and six others have been injured after a bus rammed an ambulance carrying a patient on the Dhaka-Mawa Highway in Munshiganj's Sirajdikhan. The accident oc... Read More


Amar Desh's Mahmudur calls for 4-day Eid break, financial benefits for online media workers

Dhaka, May 8 -- Amar Desh Editor Mahmudur Rahman has called on authorities to institute a four-day Eid-ul-Azha break for media workers and financial benefits for those working in online news portals. ... Read More


2 die from drinking 'homeopathic spirits' in Sirajganj

Dhaka, May 8 -- At least two people have died after they drank alcoholic "spirits" after buying them from a homeopathic medicine shop in Siragjanj's Belkuchi Upazila. Another person has been admitted... Read More


Heatwave sweeping over 11 Bangladesh districts threatens wider area

Dhaka, May 8 -- After a week of respite from searing hot weather, a heatwave is sweeping across 11 districts as meteorologists predict it to spread in the coming days of summer. In a bulletin of Wedn... Read More