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India 'approves' Asad Alam Siam as Bangladesh envoy in Delhi

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- India has formally approved the Bangladesh government's decision to appoint Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam as the country's next high commissioner in New Delhi, according to Hindu... Read More


India clears Siam's appointment as envoy to Delhi

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Bangladesh's decision to appoint Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam as its next high commissioner in New Delhi has received India's formal consent. Saidur Rahman, spokesperson for th... Read More


Bus fares rise by Tk 0.17 per kilometre

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Bus fares have been increased by Tk 0.17 per kilometre following a rise in fuel prices. The decision came at a meeting between the road transport ministry and transport owners on T... Read More


Airbus deal a 'test' for govt: French ambassador

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- France is watching Bangladesh's Airbus negotiations closely, with Ambassador Jean-Marc Sere-Charlet describing the talks as a test of Dhaka's appetite for a long-term partnership wi... Read More


Ex-marketing consultant found dead in Dhanmondi Lake

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Police have recovered the body of a 51-year-old former marketing consultant from Dhanmondi Lake in Dhaka. The deceased, Javed Ahmed, was unemployed at the time of his death and had... Read More


Measles: 2 die with symptoms, 92 new cases

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Two more people have died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh over the past 24 hours, while 92 new measles cases have been confirmed. In its Tuesday bulletin, the Directorate G... Read More


Crude bomb explosion: AL leader, 3 others remanded

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- A court has placed four people, including a leader of the Awami League, on remand for questioning in an Explosives Act case filed over cocktail explosions in front of Jatrabari Poli... Read More


DIGs among 31 police posts reshuffled

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The government has reshuffled 31 police positions, including deputy inspectors general (DIG), additional DIGs and superintendent of police (SP) posts. The Ministry of Home Affairs ... Read More


Houthis push deeper into Yemen highlands as US strikes reportedly called off

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Houthi fighters pushed to seize strategic heights in Yemen on Monday to cut off the Red Sea coast from remaining areas held by Saudi-backed forces, after a report that President Don... Read More


Lawyer sends legal notice seeking Tk 1,000 note withdrawal, end to unbacked money printing

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice demanding that Bangladesh stop printing paper currency without equivalent reserves of gold, silver and major convertible foreign curre... Read More