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Seven arrested over passport swap racket sending migrants to Italy

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested seven members of a ring accused of sending migrants to Italy using someone else's passport and visa. It said the ring c... Read More


Content creator Tawhid Afridi gets bail in fraud case, 'no bar' to release

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Content creator Tawhid Afridi has secured bail in a fraud and criminal breach of trust case filed with Wari Police Station. His lawyer says there are now "no legal obstacles" t... Read More


Bangladesh Bank to withdraw administrators from five troubled banks in phases

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh Bank has decided to withdraw administrators from five banks, in phases, as Sammilito Islami Bank prepares to launch commercial operations across them. The decision w... Read More


Aviation minister promises special benefits for Expat Card holders

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Expatriate Card holders will receive a range of special benefits, including discounts on Biman Bangladesh Airlines tickets and access to the Balaka Lounge, Civil Aviation and To... Read More


Bangladesh's GDP growth slows to 2.22% in third quarter as industry slips into contraction

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Bangladesh's economic growth has slowed sharply to 2.22 percent in the third quarter of fiscal year 2025-26, with the industrial sector slipping into negative territory. The Ba... Read More


Committee recommends Tk 30,000 salary floor with bonuses for new doctors

Bangladesh, July 20 -- A government-appointed committee has proposed a standard minimum salary of Tk 30,000 a month for newly recruited doctors at private hospitals and clinics The proposal also incl... Read More


Titas says supply shortfall is driving low gas pressure

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution has blamed a supply shortfall for widespread low gas pressure across its network. In a statement on Monday, the state-owned company apol... Read More


Government revokes 49 recruiter licences over Malaysia hiring irregularities

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has revoked the licences of 49 recruiting agencies over alleged syndication and irregularities in sending workers to... Read More


'I used to go to school. Now I don't know what to do', says Milestone survivor struggling to reclaim childhood a year later

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Going to school, attending classes and returning home at a set time was once the daily routine of 10-year-old Abidur Rahim Abid. That routine was shattered by a sudden tragedy ... Read More


Building hit in Milestone crash is being demolished. But memorial plans still uncertain

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Concrete rubble. Scorched chairs. Burnt schoolbags. Exercise books scattered across the ground. Those were the haunting images left behind at Milestone School and College in Utt... Read More