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Bangladesh crumble to innings defeat in Colombo after batting collapse

Dhaka, June 28 -- A dismal batting display handed Bangladesh a heavy defeat by an innings and 78 runs in the Colombo Test against Sri Lanka on Saturday. With this defeat, they lost the series to the h... Read More


Rising debt signals warning for Bangladesh's economy

Dhaka, June 28 -- Bangladesh's rising public debt is raising red flags among economists and policymakers, as the debt-to-GDP ratio has climbed nearly 11 percentage points over the past decade, reachin... Read More


Govt plans to launch onshore bidding after 28 years

Dhaka, June 28 -- The interim government is preparing to offer several onshore blocks in hilly regions to international oil companies (IOCs) under a proposed production sharing contract (PSC), aiming ... Read More


Want immediate end to NBR stalemate

Dhaka, June 28 -- Concerned over a grave crisis stemming from taxmen's strike, businesses Saturday demanded immediate resolution of the deadlock at the National Board of Revenue as they said the shutd... Read More


US Senate rejects bid to curb Trump's Iran war powers

Dhaka, June 28 -- The Republican-led US Senate rejected a Democratic-led bid on Friday to block President Donald Trump from using further military force against Iran, hours after the president said he... Read More


One killed in road accident in city

Dhaka, June 28 -- One person was killed and another injured, as a bus smashed into a road divider in the capital's Mirpur area on Friday afternoon. The identity of the deceased could not be known imme... Read More


Police drive nabs 1,616 people in 24 hours

Dhaka, June 28 -- Police nabbed a total of 1,616 individuals over the last 24 hours, who were accused of different crimes and had arrest warrants issued against them, during an ongoing special drive a... Read More


'Drug dealer' held in city with 4,000 pieces of Yaba

Dhaka, June 28 -- A team of Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested a suspected drug dealer with 4,000 Yaba pills from the capital's Jatrabari area on Friday. The arrestee wa... Read More


St Martin's Island springs back amid tourism clampdown

Dhaka, June 28 -- Government-imposed restrictions on tourism at St Martin's Island, Bangladesh's only coral island located in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar, are beginning to show promising signs of ec... Read More


Prices of rice, vegetables go up, causing concern for consumers

Dhaka, June 28 -- The prices of almost all types of rice and vegetables have increased in a week, intensifying owes of the consumers. Rice prices went up by around Tk 3.0-4.0 a kg further in a week, ... Read More