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Bangladesh, Turkey seek to advance FTA talks

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Bangladesh has sought to advance negotiations with Turkey on a free trade agreement (FTA) and expand trade and investment cooperation between the two countries. Commerce Minister Kha... Read More


Master plans for every city corporation, district: PM

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The government is preparing master plans for every city corporation and district as part of efforts to build planned, safe and environmentally friendly urbanisation across Bangladesh,... Read More


Battery-run rickshaw drivers protest 'harassment'

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Drivers of battery-run rickshaws have blocked the road outside the National Press Club for an hour to push for an end to police "harassment", vehicle seizures, and for the opportunity... Read More


ICT prosecutors seek death penalty for Inu

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Prosecutors have appealed to the Supreme Court seeking the death penalty for Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSaD) President Hasanul Haq Inu, who is serving a 10-year prison sentence for cr... Read More


Laos closes labour market to Bangladeshis

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Laos has temporarily suspended the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers, issuance of work permits and entry visas for Bangladeshi nationals seeking employment in the Southeast Asian nat... Read More


Woman's bloodied body found hanging at Dhaka Medical

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Police have recovered the hanging body of an unidentified woman from a toilet at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. The bloodied body was inside Toilet No. 4 between wards 110 and 111 o... Read More


Bangladesh in list as Italy opens 166,000 job slots

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Bangladesh is among 37 countries set to benefit from Italy's decision to recruit roughly 166,000 foreign workers in 2027, under quotas spanning seasonal, non-seasonal and domestic wor... Read More


Teen's death sparks clash at Islami Bank Hospital

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- Relatives of a teenage patient and authorities of Islami Bank Hospital have been involved in a heated altercation following the girl's death at the facility in Dhaka's Motijheel. Bot... Read More


Anti-drone system will be installed at airport: aviation minister

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- An anti-drone system will be installed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka to prevent unauthorised drone flights, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister M Rashiduzzaman Mi... Read More


Another measles drive. How was the 3.4mn list made?

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- For a vaccination campaign meant to find children who slipped through the cracks, Bangladesh is starting with a number that is itself difficult to pin down. The government says 3.4 m... Read More