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Govt to buy 2 more LNG cargoes from Qatar

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The government has approved the purchase of two additional cargoes of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from QatarEnergy Trading LLC under a long-term government-to-government (G2G) agree... Read More


Measles: 11 die with symptoms, 113 new cases

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Another 11 people have died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 113 new measles cases have been confirmed. The delay in reporting four deaths on M... Read More


Netanyahu jet to avoid JFK Airport amid Mamdani concerns

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's official aircraft is expected to avoid New York's John F Kennedy International Airport during his visit to the United States for the UN G... Read More


'We didn't go to parliament to earn money': Shafiqur

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Leader of the Opposition and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has warned that his party will oppose any move to raise the salaries and allowances of the president, prime minist... Read More


Report in Shakib stock manipulation case due Nov 17

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission has been given until Nov 17 to submit its investigation report in a case against former Bangladesh cricket captain Shakib Al Hasan and 14 others over ... Read More


Debt-ridden Bangladeshi worker dies in Maldives

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- A Bangladeshi migrant worker has died in the Maldives less than a year after travelling there in the hope of repaying debts his family had taken on to send him abroad. The deceased... Read More


Bangladesh's MSMEs ripe for more digital lending: report

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Although 92.6 percent of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Bangladesh are micro enterprises, they only receive 14 percent of loan amounts disbursed to the sector, accor... Read More


Bangladesh, Turkiye discuss defence cooperation, investment

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Bangladesh and Turkiye have discussed expanding defence cooperation and investment as part of a broader push for closer economic, political and strategic ties. The issues came up d... Read More


ADB cuts Bangladesh growth forecast to 4%

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The Asian Development Bank has lowered its forecast for Bangladesh's economic growth in fiscal year 2026-27 to 4 percent, while expecting average inflation to rise to 9 percent. In... Read More


No South Asian universities among UK's 80 HPI visa institutions

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The UK government has published an updated list of 80 global universities whose graduates are eligible to apply for the High Potential Individual (HPI) visa, but none are from South... Read More