Bangladesh drafts new visa policy to boost investment, tourism

Dhaka, July 3 -- The government is preparing a new visa policy by revising regulations first introduced nearly two decades ago, aiming to attract more foreign investment, business and tourism while ma... Read More

Chandpur rural areas face more power outage than urban ones

Dhaka, July 3 -- At a time when electricity is the only source of relief from the scorching summer heat, it has become increasingly scarce in the rural areas of Chandpur. Residents across the distric... Read More

Street closures, lobster, clues: Taylor Swift's rumoured New York wedding

Dhaka, July 2 -- New York City is buzzing, the mayor is winking and the lobster has arrived. Taylor Swift's rumoured wedding at Madison Square Garden (MSG) may be closer than anyone expected, the BBC... Read More

Top court lifts legal hurdle over 32,000 government primary headteacher appointments

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Supreme Court has ended a long-running dispute over the seniority and promotion of teachers absorbed into the government primary education system. The verdict has removed the fin... Read More

Worker dies from electrocution at polythene factory in Chawkbazar

Dhaka, July 2 -- A worker has been electrocuted top death after coming into contact with an electrically charged machine at a polythene factory in the Kamalbagh area in Dhaka's Chawkbazar Thana, accor... Read More

3 workers burnt in Kathalbagan blast, 1 in ICU

Dhaka, July 2 -- Three furniture shop workers have been burnt in an explosion at a residential building in Kathalbagan in Dhaka's Kalabagan Thana area. All three victims work at a furniture shop in P... Read More

HSC, equivalent exams begin for 1.27 million students

Dhaka, July 2 -- A total of 1,270,583 students are starting their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations. The examinations are being held at 2,697 centres across the country, ... Read More

China says Bangladesh-Myanmar economic corridor will remain open to other countries

Dhaka, July 2 -- China remains committed to establishing an economic corridor with Bangladesh and Myanmar but says the initiative remains open to India and other countries if they decide to join. Res... Read More

Bangladesh forecasts short-term flooding in Chattogram region as heavy rain looms

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board has forecast short-term flooding in low-lying riverside areas of the Chattogram region due to... Read More

Bangladesh forecasts short-term flooding in Chattogram Division as heavy rain looms

Dhaka, July 2 -- The Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre (FFWC) of the Bangladesh Water Development Board has forecast short-term flooding in low-lying riverside areas of the Chattogram Division due ... Read More

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