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Diplomatic missteps, missed chances leave Banglar Joyjatra trapped in Gulf limbo

Dhaka, May 13 -- Drifting in a Deadlock Prisoners of Hormuz: Stranded in the Gulf for months, the vessel remains a prisoner of war as the vital Strait of Hormuz gateway stays shut. Sanctions sacrifi... Read More


Chasing income abroad, Mymensingh man dies in Russian war

Dhaka, May 13 -- A journey begun in hope for financial relief has ended in the smoke of war for Abdus Rahim, a young man from Mymensingh's Fulbaria, who was killed in a drone strike while fighting on ... Read More


Polls open on first day of Supreme Court Bar Association election

Dhaka, May 13 -- Voting is under way on the first of two days in the Supreme Court Bar Association election for the 2026-2027 term. Casting began at 10am on Wednesday at the Supreme Court Bar Auditor... Read More


Lebanon drone strike by Israel kills another Bangladeshi youth, toll rises to three

Dhaka, May 13 -- An Israeli drone strike in southern, war-ravaged Lebanon has killed another man native to Satkhira, officials said, bringing the district's death toll to three amid escalating regiona... Read More


India says border security 'priority' amid questions over West Bengal fencing plan

Dhaka, May 13 -- India has said border security "remains a priority" as the newly elected West Bengal government decides to provide land to the Border Security Force (BSF) for construction of barbed-w... Read More


PM Tarique presides over ECNEC meeting at Secretariat

Dhaka, May 13 -- A scheduled meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has begun at the Secretariat with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman presiding. The session began a... Read More


China's Sinovac donates 383,000 polio vaccine doses to Bangladesh

Dhaka, May 13 -- The Sinovac Foundation, an arm of the Chinese vaccine producer Sinovac Biotech Limited, has donated 383,080 doses of polio vaccine to Bangladesh's Ministry of Health and Family Welfar... Read More


6-month-old child with measles symptoms dies at Cumilla Medical

Dhaka, May 13 -- Another child with measles symptoms has died at Cumilla Medical College Hospital (CuMH). The six-month-old died in the measles isolation unit of CuMCH early Wednesday morning, said M... Read More


President Shahabuddin undergoes emergency heart procedure in UK

Dhaka, May 13 -- President Mohammad Shahabuddin, who is in the United Kingdom for medical treatment, has had a heart blockage detected and treated with angioplasty and stent placement. His personal p... Read More


Two men left home on borrowed money chasing work abroad. They returned in flags, not futures

Dhaka, May 13 -- Shafiqul Islam left Satkhira Sadar Upazila carrying more debt than dignity, borrowing from multiple sources just to settle old loans before boarding a flight to Lebanon in search of a... Read More