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Bangladesh Bank seeks $2bn extra loan to buffer economy against Iran war shocks

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) is planning to secure another $2 billion in external financing to navigate the economic pressures triggered by the Iran war, Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman has ann... Read More


Uproar in parliament over reform council notice as legality dispute delays debate

Dhaka, March 29 -- Parliament has descended into heated exchanges over an Opposition notice seeking a session of the Constitutional Reform Council to implement proposals under the July National Charte... Read More


Manager suspended over illegal fuel hoarding at Jamuna depot in Mongla

Dhaka, March 29 -- Joint forces have seized a significant quantity of illegally stockpiled fuel following a raid on the Jamuna petroleum depot in Mongla, Bagerhat. The facility's manager has been sus... Read More


5 children dead as measles puts 106 people in Mymensingh hospital over 13 days

Dhaka, March 29 -- The number of measles patients at Mymensingh Medical College Hospital has been rising steadily, with 106 people admitted in the past 13 days of this month. Of them, five children h... Read More


Home Minister Salahuddin says weakness of interim government allowed 'mob violence'

Dhaka, March 29 -- Salahuddin Ahmed has claimed that the interim government failed to control "mob violence" due to its "weakness", asserting that the elected administration has largely restored law a... Read More


RAB arrests trucker for 'murdering' pump manager over fuel dispute in Narail

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested a truck driver suspected of intentionally crushing a filling station manager to death after being reportedly denied diesel in Narail. ... Read More


'The broker killed my son': a mother wails as 12 Sunamganj youths perish in Mediterranean

Dhaka, March 29 -- The courtyard of Akhi Begum's home in Jagannathpur is a scene of unrelenting grief. Her son Naim Mia is among 12 Sunamganj youths confirmed dead while trying to reach Europe via th... Read More


Fossil-fuel bigwigs are stuck in an Iran null zone

Dhaka, March 29 -- The 10,000 attendees descending on the oil and gas industry's marquee annual get-together in Houston all had one thing on their minds. Yet even as conflict in the Gulf dominated tal... Read More


CMCH opens dedicated measles corner as 12 children admitted with symptoms

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Chattogram Medical College Hospital (CMCH) has set up a dedicated corner within its paediatric department after 12 children were hospitalised with measles and measles-related pn... Read More


8 billion people will pay the price for ongoing Iran conflict, Turkish intel chief warns

Dhaka, March 29 -- The ongoing military confrontation involving the United States, Israel, and Iran is no longer a localised skirmish but a fast-moving "global crisis" that could demand a heavy toll f... Read More