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India visa restart signals warmer ties, but Chinese investment could reshape Bangladesh ties

Bangladesh, July 6 -- India's decision to restore tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals has become the strongest indication yet that relations between the neighbours are beginning to recover after n... Read More


Tarique greets Trump on 250th US Independence Day, vows stronger bilateral ties

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has extended greetings to President Donald Trump congratulating him on the occasion of the 250th Independence Day of the United States. The premier... Read More


Shahid Zia Shishu Park modernisation stuck for 7 years as Tk 780mn budget ballons to Tk 6bn

Bangladesh, July 5 -- The modernisation of Shahid Zia Shishu Park in Shahbagh, which was supposed to be completed within a year after its closure in 2019, has entered its seventh year, with the projec... Read More


Bangladesh reports seven more child deaths with measles symptoms in a day.

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Bangladesh has recorded deaths of seven more children with measles symptoms in a 24-hour count. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), it is the highest... Read More


Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq's funeral to be held on Monday

Bangladesh, July 5 -- The funeral of Bangla Academy president, essayist, researcher, literary critic, and social analyst Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq has been scheduled for Monday afternoon. He had be... Read More


Court to decide on petition accusing Yunus over measles deaths on Jul 12

Bangladesh, July 5 -- A Dhaka court is going to decide on Jul 12 whether to accept a petition seeking criminal proceedings against former chief advisor Muhammad Yunus and former health advisor Nurjaha... Read More


Awami League faces legal reckoning under own statutes: ICT chief prosecutor

Bangladesh, July 5 -- The Awami League is being investigated as a political party under laws enacted during its own tenure in power, with the International Crimes Tribunal's (ICT) chief prosecutor say... Read More


Bangladesh logs 271 new dengue hospitalisations in a day

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Health authorities have reported the admission of 271 more people with dengue to hospitals across Bangladesh in a 24-hour count. On Sunday, the Directorate General of Health Ser... Read More


Bangla Academy president Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq dies after falling ill at family lunch

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Eminent scholar Prof Abul Quasem Fazlul Huq, the president of Bangla Academy and a leading essayist, literary critic and social thinker, has died at the age of 86. Bangla Academ... Read More


Security measures should not isolate me from the people: PM Tarique to PGR

Bangladesh, July 5 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that it is important to design a security strategy so that the people do not feel isolated from the head of government. He made the remark... Read More