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Yunus-Sheikh Mohammed meeting: Qatar promises Bangladesh full rebuilding assistance

Dhaka, April 24 -- Qatar Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani has assured all possible support to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus in rebuilding Bangladesh. He delivered the... Read More


Another suspect Mahathir 'confesses' to Primeasia student Parvez murder

Dhaka, April 24 -- Another suspect arrested in the case over the fatal stabbing of Primeasia University student Zahidul Islam Parvez has given a "confessional" statement in court. On Thursday, Md Mah... Read More


Pakistan postpones foreign minister's Dhaka visit as tension flares over Kashmir terror attack

Dhaka, April 24 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar has suspended his visit to Dhaka with the Kashmir militant attack escalating tensions with India, prompting tit-for-t... Read More


Bangladesh embassy in Japan introduces e-passport service for expatriates

Dhaka, April 24 -- The Bangladesh embassy in Tokyo has officially launched an e-passport service for expatriates in Japan. Chief Advisor's Principal Secretary M Siraz Uddin Miah inaugurated the servi... Read More


3 million more people in Bangladesh to fall into extreme poverty in 2025, says World Bank

Dhaka, April 24 -- The World Bank (WB) has forecast that another three million people in Bangladesh will sink below the extreme poverty line this year due to the ongoing slowdown in economic activitie... Read More


Become 'three-zero persons': Yunus tells students at Qatar University

Dhaka, April 24 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has asked students to dream big and aspire to become "three zero persons" during his visit to Doha. Yunus spoke in a session titled "Building A World o... Read More


Forest Department to get back 4,856 hectares of land in Cox's Bazar, Advisor Rizwana says

Dhaka, April 24 -- Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said about 4,856 hectares of land in Cox's Bazar allocated to different agencies is being returned to the Forest Department. She said, "... Read More


Model Meghna Alam refused bail in honey trapping case

Dhaka, April 24 -- A Dhaka court has rejected the bail petition of model Meghna Alam in a case filed by Dhanmondi Model Police Station, which accuses her of targeting foreign diplomats in a series of ... Read More


ACC asks for information on assets of 15 judges

Dhaka, April 24 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has sent a letter to the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs seeking information on 15 judges as part of its investigation into a... Read More


Travel ban imposed on ex-MP Tonmoy, 3 others of Sheikh family

Dhaka, April 24 -- A Dhaka court has issued travel bans on former Khulna-2 lawmaker Sheikh Salahuddin Jewel, his brothers Sheikh Sohel and Sheikh Jalal Uddin Rubel, and former Bagerhat-2 MP Sheikh Ton... Read More