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Govt issues ordinance to preserve history of July uprising

Dhaka, June 17 -- The government has issued an ordinance aimed at preserving the history and ideals of the July 2024 mass uprising and ensuring the welfare and rehabilitation of the families of those ... Read More


UN body seeks cooperation with Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 17 -- The United Nations Working Group on Enforced or Involuntary Disappearances (WGEID) has expressed its willingness to support the Bangladesh government in preventing enforced disappear... Read More


COVID-19: Hospitals yet to set up dedicated zones

Dhaka, June 17 -- Amid a steady rise in Covid-19 infections in Bangladesh and neighbouring countries, a number of private hospitals have yet to establish dedicated zones for patients even though they ... Read More


Govt employees resume protest at Secretariat

Dhaka, June 17 -- Government employees at the Bangladesh Secretariat resumed their protests on Monday to demand immediate repeal of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025. They held procession... Read More


'Unconditional surrender' Trump says after posts about Iran

Dhaka, June 17 -- US president Donald Trump has just posted on social media, saying, "UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER!" In the previous post, Trump had said, "We now have complete and total control of the sk... Read More


Oil rises as Iran-Israel conflict spurs uncertainty

Dhaka, June 17 -- Oil prices climbed on Tuesday on concerns the Iran-Israel conflict may intensify, raising the risk of further unrest and the potential disruption of oil supply from the key Middle Ea... Read More


Apparel owners fear Iran-Israel war fallout on exports

Dhaka, June 17 -- A red-hot Middle-East turmoil fuelled by the Iran-Israel war may affect Bangladesh's garment business as global oil prices could spike and increase operational costs locally. And su... Read More


158 undocumented Bangladeshis return from Libya

Dhaka, June 17 -- A total of 158 undocumented Bangladeshis, detained at the Tajoura Detention Centre in Libya, were repatriated to Bangladesh early Tuesday. A chartered Buraq Air flight-UZ 0222 carry... Read More


5.76m rawhides preserved

Dhaka, June 17 -- More than 5.76 million pieces of cattle hides have been preserved across Dhaka and other parts of the country since Eid-ul-Azha on June 7, according to officials. However, rawhide c... Read More


10 more Covid-19 cases reported in Ctg

Dhaka, June 17 -- The port city has reported 10 more Covid-19 cases out of 180 tests conducted in the last 24 hours in the district. With these new cases, the total number of coronavirus cases in Cha... Read More