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Rising imports and falling exports drain $1bn from Bangladesh's reserves

Dhaka, March 29 -- A growing gap between weak export earnings and higher import costs has reduced Bangladesh's foreign currency reserves by nearly $1 billion over the past month, according to central ... Read More


Human traffickers 'beat' 2 Madaripur men to death in Libyan detention centre

Dhaka, March 29 -- Two men from Madaripur have reportedly died after being tortured by human traffickers in Libyan detention centres. The families of the victims, Ilias Howlader, 25, from Kalkini Upa... Read More


West Bengal actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee drowns while shooting

Dhaka, March 29 -- West Bengal actor Rahul Arunoday Banerjee has drowned at Talsari beach near Digha during shooting of television series, reports the Indian Express. Rahul, 42, entered the water alo... Read More


Gold bars worth Tk 380mn found in plane toilet at Shahjalal Airport

Dhaka, March 29 -- Aviation Security (AvSec) has seized 153 gold bars from the toilet of the cargo compartment on a Biman Bangladesh Airlines aircraft at Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport... Read More


Petition to show Mamun Khaled, Masud Uddin Chowdhury arrested at tribunal

Dhaka, March 29 -- The prosecution has petitioned the International Crimes Tribunal to show retired Army officials Masud Uddin Chowdhury and Mamun Khaled arrested in cases over genocide during the Jul... Read More


Truck driver 'rams, kills' pump manager in Narail after not getting fuel

Dhaka, March 29 -- The manager of a petrol pump has allegedly been killed following an argument in Narail after a truck driver was unable to get fuel. Another worker at the pump has been seriously inj... Read More


Traffickers face 'exemplary punishment' for Mediterranean deaths, says Shama Obaed

Dhaka, March 29 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has vowed to track down and prosecute the human trafficking syndicate responsible for luring Bangladeshi nationals into a Medite... Read More


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