India to resume processing tourist visas again from Jun 28

Dhaka, June 25 -- India has announced the resumption of tourist visas for Bangladeshi nationals as the two countries attempt to normalise bilateral relations. India's new High Commissioner Dinesh Tri... Read More

Who is responsible for measles deaths? Minister points to investigations, evidence

Dhaka, June 25 -- The health ministry has not given a direct answer on whether anyone has faced action over the child deaths linked to the recent measles outbreak. Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain ... Read More

880 X-ray, ultrasound machines out of action at Upazila hospitals

Dhaka, June 25 -- A total of 880 X-ray and ultrasound machines have remained out of service at Upazila health complexes across Bangladesh, according to information placed before parliament. The Minis... Read More

Government to dose 24mn children with Vitamin A in single push: state minister

Dhaka, June 25 -- The government has finalised arrangements to feed Vitamin A plus capsules to 24 million children across Bangladesh in a single day. State Minister for Health MA Muhit announced the ... Read More

Islami Bank AGM pushed back two and a half months amid board crisis

Dhaka, June 25 -- Islami Bank's annual general meeting (AGM) has been postponed by two and a half months amid an ongoing protest by a group calling itself the "Customer Forum", which has demanded the ... Read More

Mother, two daughters hacked to death in Lakshmipur

Dhaka, June 25 -- A mother and two of her daughters have been hacked to death in Lakshmipur's Raipur. The dead have been identified as Shahinur Begum, 38, her elder daughter Saima Akhter, 21, a unive... Read More

PM Tarique spends busy day in Beijing ahead of meeting with premier

Dhaka, June 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has spent a busy day in Beijing, holding a series of meetings with senior Chinese business leaders ahead of high-level talks with Chinese Premier Li Qia... Read More

High Court calls 43rd BCS recruitment 'opaque', orders exam results re-published

Dhaka, June 25 -- The High Court has observed that the non-cadre recruitment process of the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam has "deviated" from the existing law and has described the entire p... Read More

As conflict rages in Myanmar, Bangladeshis are dying with little justice, accountability or answers

Dhaka, June 25 -- A war is raging in Myanmar. Yet some of its victims are dying inside Bangladesh. A woman is killed while cooking dinner. A child is shot while playing in his yard. Farmers die in ba... Read More

Jamaat expels four over attack on journalists in Dhanmondi

Dhaka, June 25 -- The Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled four individuals for assaulting journalists in Dhaka's Dhanmondi during the founding anniversary of the Awami League. The party announced the decisi... Read More

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