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Sikder Group MD Ron Haque Sikder dies in Dubai

Dhaka, May 4 -- Ron Haque Sikder, managing director of Sikder Group of Companies and a US citizen, has died in Dubai. He died at Mediclinic Parkview Hospital in Dubai at 2:20pm local time on Monday, ... Read More


BJP secures West Bengal majority to end Mamata Banerjee's 15-year rule

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to form the next government in West Bengal, bringing a decisive end to the 15-year tenure of Mamata Banerjee as chief minister and her Trinamool... Read More


Call for forecasts, early action to cut lightning deaths

Dhaka, May 4 -- Both "forecasting and early action" are essential to reduce deaths from lightning strikes which kill more people every year than cyclones and floods, say disaster management profession... Read More


Outgoing Indian High Commissioner Verma meets Foreign Minister Khalilur

Dhaka, May 4 -- Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma has paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman after serving in Bangladesh during a politically turbulent period spanning three gove... Read More


Dhaka to host US delegation for talks on trade agreement implementation

Dhaka, May 4 -- A US trade delegation led by Assistant US Trade Representative for South and Central Asia Brendan Lynch is scheduled to visit Dhaka on a three-day visit to discuss the implementation o... Read More


Government plans One-Stop Services, higher loan limit for migrant workers

Dhaka, May 4 -- The government is planning to introduce a One-Stop Service to reduce harassment faced by migrant workers and raise the loan ceiling to Tk 500,000 for those seeking overseas jobs and re... Read More


Election Commission confirms NCP's Nusrat Tabassum set for reserved seat uncontested

Dhaka, May 4 -- The Election Commission is set to publish a gazette declaring National Citizen Party (NCP) leader Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti elected unopposed to a reserved women's seat in the 13th Parliam... Read More


Bangladesh maintains steady stance on India ties regardless of West Bengal election outcome

Dhaka, May 4 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said Bangladesh's approach to resolving pending bilateral issues with India will remain unchanged, regardless of which party fo... Read More


BRAC Bank TARA marks nine years with 500,000 women on board

Dhaka, May 4 -- Around 500,000 Bangladeshi women now perform their transactions under a unified offering of BRAC Bank's flagship women's banking platform TARA. On its ninth anniversary, a statement f... Read More


Farmers in Sunamganj face ruin as incessant rain submerges crops, causes paddy to sprout

Dhaka, May 4 -- A sense of profound despair has gripped the Haor regions of Sunamganj as relentless rains have submerged vast tracts of paddy, leaving farmers to watch their only means of survival rot... Read More