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Government priotises gas supply to export-oriented, EPZ factories

Dhaka, April 17 -- The interim government has decided to resume gas connections for industries after a prolonged suspension caused by supply shortages. Priority will be given to export-oriented facto... Read More


Polytechnic students to hold 'rail blockade' on Thursday

Dhaka, April 17 -- Students from both government and private polytechnic institutions, who had blocked roads to press for their six-point list of demands, have now announced a nationwide railway block... Read More


Deposit growth dips to 7.89pc in February amid inflation, low confidence in banks

Dhaka, April 17 -- After climbing above the 8 percent mark in January, deposit growth in Bangladesh's banking sector has slipped below the threshold again. At the end of February in the fiscal year 2... Read More


Rain eases heat in Bangladesh, more showers forecast in coming days

Dhaka, April 16 -- After days of intense heat across Bangladesh, rainfall in Dhaka and other parts of the country brought much-needed relief. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predic... Read More


Politics

Dhaka, April 16 -- Top leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) have met with European envoys, including the European Union ambassador. A photo of the meeting on the Facebook page of the European ... Read More


Government bars officials from taking spouses, children on state-funded foreign trips

Dhaka, April 16 -- The interim government has imposed a restriction on officials from taking their spouses or children on state-sponsored foreign tours. A notification signed by Principal Secretary M... Read More


Yunus recognised among Time's 100 Most Influential People

Dhaka, April 16 -- The name of Muhammad Yunus, head of Bangladesh's interim government, has appeared on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world for 2025. The US-based mag... Read More


Two dead after collision between trucks in Noakhali

Dhaka, April 16 -- Two people have been killed after a truck rear-ended another truck parked on the roadside in Noakhali's Begumganj Upazila. The accident occurred around dawn on Wednesday in the Naz... Read More


Tearjerker films and novels: our obsession with sadness as solace!

Dhaka, April 16 -- The West has stopped making movies with bleak endings some time ago. In short, protagonists do not die or end up losing the love interest and the audience do not leave the theatre ... Read More


We are looking for answers over BDR killings, says Yunus

Dhaka, April 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has said the entire nation is looking to the commission formed to investigate the BDR killings, highlighting the weight of public expectation surroundin... Read More