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Yunus to write to Trump for duty cut

Dhaka, April 6 -- Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus will write to US President Donald Trump a letter requesting a reduction in the reciprocal tariffs on Bangladesh in 48 hours while the government plans... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul off to Singapore for medical check-up

Dhaka, April 6 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and his wife Rahat Ara Begum are off to Singapore for medical check-ups. BNP spokesman Shairul Kabir Khan said the two departed on ... Read More


One dead, over 15 injured as tourist bus carrying Bangladeshi nationals overturns in India

Dhaka, April 6 -- One individual died, and more than 15 sustained serious injuries after a tourist bus with over 70 Bangladeshi nationals onboard overturned in India's Bhubaneswar on Sunday morning, r... Read More


Public works senior secretary retires after only two days on the job

Dhaka, April 6 -- Md Hamidur Rahman Khan, a senior official of the Ministry of Housing and Public Works, has retired after being promoted to the rank of senior secretary only two days ago. Besides th... Read More


Export-import through Bhomra Land port resumes

Dhaka, April 6 -- The export-import activities at Satkhira's Bhomra land port have resumed on Sunday after a nine-day shutdown due to Eid holidays. The port's operations resumed in full swing from 9 ... Read More


Two British MPs detained by Israel

Dhaka, April 6 -- Israel has detained two British members of parliament and refused entry to the officials who were visiting as part of a parliamentary delegation, British Foreign Minister David Lammy... Read More


Meta releases new AI model Llama 4

Dhaka, April 6 -- Meta Platforms on Saturday released the latest version of its large language model (LLM) Llama, called the Llama 4 Scout and Llama 4 Maverick. Meta said Llama is a multimodal AI sys... Read More


IMF acknowledges progress in ongoing reforms initiated by BB

Dhaka, April 6 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) had acknowledged the progress in ongoing reforms initiated by Bangladesh Bank (BB). "The IMF delegation expressed concern over the country's re... Read More


German business delegation in city; sees economic potential

Dhaka, April 6 -- A German delegation consisting of different business stakeholders arrived in Dhaka on Sunday on a five-day visit that underscores Germany's "strong belief" in Bangladesh's economic p... Read More


Woman stabbed dead in Dhaka

Dhaka, April 6 -- A woman was stabbed to death allegedly by her brother-in-law in Dhaka's Motijheel area on Sunday. The deceased was identified as Ayesha Khanom Moni, 45, reports UNB. Mezbah Uddin, ... Read More