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World Bank trims Bangladesh growth forecast to 4.6% as Iran war and global turmoil bite

Dhaka, June 16 -- The World Bank has projected Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth at 4.6 percent in the next fiscal year, signalling a more cautious outlook for the economy amid mounting... Read More


Families still search after 2013 disappearances across two villages in Natore

Dhaka, June 16 -- A Silence that Never Lifted Five men vanish: Within 48 hours in May 2013, five local men vanished without a trace across two villages in Natore Zero answers: Authorities and agenci... Read More


Verdict in 'child rape' case in Bakalia to be delivered on Wednesday

Dhaka, June 16 -- A Chattogram court will deliver the verdict in a case over the rape of a 3.5-year-old child near Chairman Ghata of Bakalia Thana on Wednesday. On Tuesday, the judge at the Chattogra... Read More


Awami League activists stage protests, throw eggs near Hasnat's London meeting venue

Dhaka, June 16 -- Awami League activists in the UK have staged protests around a venue in East London where National Citizen Party (NCP) leader and MP Hasnat Abdullah was scheduled to attend a meeting... Read More


I returned from India immediately in protest, says PM's Advisor Zahed

Dhaka, June 16 -- Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman says he returned to Bangladesh after he was held up at New Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport because he felt it was nec... Read More


Holy Family Red Crescent launches Bangladesh's 'first' measles treatment guideline

Dhaka, June 16 -- Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College (HFRCMC) has launched Bangladesh's first institutional measles treatment guideline, aimed at standardising diagnosis and care within the faci... Read More


Holy Family Red Crescent launches Bangladesh's first measles treatment guideline

Dhaka, June 16 -- Holy Family Red Crescent Medical College (HFRCMC) has launched Bangladesh's first institutional measles treatment guideline, aimed at standardising diagnosis and care within the faci... Read More


World Bank says subsidy-heavy agriculture budget leaves little room for productivity gains

Dhaka, June 16 -- Nearly 80 percent of Bangladesh's public spending on agriculture is channelled into fertiliser subsidies, yet marginal farmers receive only a fraction of the benefits, World Bank has... Read More


Revoking Ad-din licence over six newborn deaths was no mistake, says health minister

Dhaka, June 16 -- Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain has stood by the decision to cancel Ad-din Medical College Hospital's licence following the deaths of six newborns, saying he has no regrets... Read More


BGB, locals thwart push-in of one person at Jamalpur border

Dhaka, June 16 -- India's Border Security Force (BSF) has tried to push one person through a border point in the Maddherchar area of Jamalpur's Dewanganj Upazila. However, locals and the Border Guard... Read More