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'Banglar Joyjatra' crosses Hormuz, ending a 115-day stalemate

Dhaka, June 23 -- The Bangladeshi-flagged ship "MV Banglar Joyjatra", which was stuck in the Persian Gulf for 115 days amid the ongoing conflict in West Asia, has finally crossed the Strait of Hormuz.... Read More


Faridpur Sadar DB chief withdrawn over 'custodial death' of Chhatra League activist

Dhaka, June 23 -- The chief of the Detective Branch (DB) police's Faridpur Sadar Zone has been withdrawn following the death of Chhatra League activist and law student Mirza Ishtiaq Ahmed Pranta in cu... Read More


WEF president highlights Bangladesh's climate drive in meeting with Tarique in China

Dhaka, June 23 -- World Economic Forum (WEF) President Alois Zwinggi has paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in China's Dalian. According to state-run news agency Bangladesh Sangbad... Read More


BNP MP Rehana says Hasina should face 'electric shock' chair

Dhaka, June 23 -- A BNP lawmaker has said Sheikh Hasina should be placed in the same "electric shock" chair allegedly used to torture opposition figures in the secret detention centre known as "Aynagh... Read More


Bangladesh's foreign debt repayments top record $4bn in 11 months

Dhaka, June 23 -- Bangladesh's repayments on past foreign loans surged to a record high in the first 11 months of fiscal year 2025-26, even as fresh external funding for development projects weakened ... Read More


Platforms showcases Paola Belfiore's Sogetsu Ikebana in Dhaka

Dhaka, June 23 -- Italian artist Paola Belfiore has launched a solo Sogetsu Ikebana exhibition titled "Frozen Gestures". The exhibition is taking place at Platforms in Dhaka's Gulshan 2 from Jun 13 t... Read More


Education minister 'still struggling' to make sense of ministry

Dhaka, June 23 -- Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon has said he is "still struggling" to make sense of the condition of the education ministry nearly four months after taking office, describi... Read More


18 pro-Jamaat law officers of Attorney General's Office resign

Dhaka, June 23 -- Eighteen law officers of the Attorney General's Office have resigned to protest the non-implementation of the July Charter, the state's opposition to a separate judiciary secretariat... Read More


32 students hospitalised after drinking school tubewell water in Tangail

Dhaka, June 23 -- At least 32 students have been hospitalised reportedly after drinking water from a tubewell at a school in Tangail's Nagarpur Upazila, spreading panic among other pupils. Their iden... Read More


Jamaat vows action if members found to be involved in attack on journalist in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, June 23 -- Jamaat-e-Islami has decided to review the incident involving the assault on journalists performing their professional duties in Dhaka's Dhanmondi. The party says organisational acti... Read More