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Malaysia to be Tarique's first foreign stop as PM, officials say

Dhaka, June 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is expected to travel to Malaysia later this month on his first foreign tour since taking office, according to several foreign ministry officials. He is... Read More


Attorney General's Office issues directives to check 'notice fraud' in Supreme Court cases

Dhaka, June 2 -- The Attorney General's Office has issued six new directives to prevent "notice forgery" in Supreme Court cases, which will come into effect on Jun 14. Issuing a statement on Tuesday,... Read More


Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman elected president of 81st UN General Assembly session

Dhaka, June 2 -- Bangladesh Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has been elected president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly. The election was held on Tuesday night at the UN He... Read More


Five die after car crashes into stationary truck in Faridpur's Bhanga

Dhaka, June 2 -- A fatal road crash has killed five passengers after a car smashed into a stationary truck on the expressway in Faridpur's Bhanga. The accident occurred at Maligram on the Dhaka-Mawa-... Read More


Finance minister links banking stability to recapitalisation, depositor confidence

Dhaka, June 2 -- Stability in Bangladesh's troubled banking sector will depend on restoring depositor confidence, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said. Speaking at the Economic Repo... Read More


4-year-old found dead in Narail river

Dhaka, June 2 -- The body of a 4-year-old child has been recovered from the Nabaganga River in Narail's Lohagara Upazila, six hours after he went missing. The body was pulled up in Digholia Union 4pm... Read More


10 stranded in no-man's-land after BSF 'push-in' attempt

Dhaka, June 2 -- Ten men, women, and children have remained stranded in the India-Bangladesh zero line for two days after being allegedly pushed in by India's Border Security Force (BSF) through the B... Read More


Bangladesh gets 3 more years for LDC graduation

Dhaka, June 2 -- The United Nations has responded positively to Bangladesh's request to delay its graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category to the developing country group by three ye... Read More


Ad-din suspects will benefit in court if post-mortems are skipped, warns home minister

Dhaka, June 2 -- The defendants in the case over the deaths of six newborns at Dhaka's Ad-din Medical College Hospital will "benefit" if post-mortems of the infants are not conducted, Home Minister Sa... Read More


UK MP links organised child sexual exploitation to men of Pakistani heritage

Dhaka, June 2 -- A speech by British MP Rupert Lowe has renewed debate in the United Kingdom over organised child sexual exploitation networks after he highlighted survivor testimonies and cited findi... Read More