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Ctg port tariffs poised for steep rise

Dhaka, July 24 -- Bangladesh's external trade is set to get costlier as the government Thursday approved a proposal for increasing tariffs on both goods and vessels at Chittagong seaport, in some case... Read More


Turkey wildfire kills 10, injures 14

Dhaka, July 24 -- Ten firefighters were killed and 14 were injured as they battled to contain a wildfire in Turkey's central Eskisehir province, Agriculture and Forestry Minister Ibrahim Yumakli said ... Read More


BUET's Maksud Helali appointed KUET VC

Dhaka, July 24 -- The government has appointed Prof Dr Md Maksud Helali, a retired BUET mechanical engineering professor, as the new vice-chancellor of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology ... Read More


DU students protest, demand dismissal of teacher

Dhaka, July 24 -- Dhaka University (DU) English Department students on Wednesday staged a protest demanding the sacking of their teacher Dr. Neelima Akhter over controversial statements regarding the ... Read More


Biman flight returns to Ctg due to technical glitch

Dhaka, July 24 -- A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight headed from Chattogram to Dhaka was forced to land again at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport 21 minutes after take-off due to a techn... Read More


Unfinished power project faces probe over missing funds, lapses

Dhaka, July 24 -- A land acquisition project for the Patuakhali Thermal Power Plant, undertaken by Ashuganj Power Station Company Ltd (APSCL), was abruptly closed despite key components remaining unfi... Read More


Microsoft says some SharePoint server hackers now using ransomware

Dhaka, July 24 -- A cyber-espionage campaign centred on vulnerable versions of Microsoft's server software now involves the deployment of ransomware, Microsoft said in a late Wednesday blog post, open... Read More


Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque arrested

Dhaka, July 24 -- Former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque has been arrested from his home in Dhaka's Dhanmondi by the Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police. Khairul was arrested from a ho... Read More


Tariff Standoff: Dhaka-Washington high-stakes virtual talks on 29 July

Dhaka, July 24 -- Bangladesh and the United States are set to hold a crucial virtual meeting on 29 July to discuss Washington's recent decision to impose a 35 per cent reciprocal tariff on selected Ba... Read More


Bangladesh wants good ties with India: Adviser

Dhaka, July 24 -- Md Touhid Hossain, Foreign Affairs Adviser to the interim government, said on Thursday that no one, including himself or anyone within the government, has ever stated that they do no... Read More