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Dengue cases cross 14,000 mark this year

Dhaka, July 12 -- A total of 14,069 people have been hospitalized with dengue fever in Bangladesh so far this year, according to official figures released on Friday. The Directorate General of Health... Read More


Poet Al Mahmud's 90th birthday observed

Dhaka, July 12 -- The 90th birthday of Al Mahmud, the poet of love, affection, nature and prayer, was observed on Friday. Family members, admirers and well-wishers of Al Mahmud paid tributes to him p... Read More


Dhaka awaits US response as tariff talks wrap up

Dhaka, July 12 -- The third and final day of the Bangladesh-U.S. three-day tariff negotiations concluded on today in Washington, DC, with Dhaka expressing optimism about receiving a favorable response... Read More


No scope for electoral alliance with Jamaat

Dhaka, July 12 -- Though he has categorically ruled out the possibility of an electoral alliance with their party's long-time ally Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin ... Read More


Ex-chair Dr Barkat sent to jail

Dhaka, July 12 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the imprisonment of prominent economist and former Janata Bank Chairman Dr Abul Barkat in connection with a large-scale embezzlement case involving Tk 297 c... Read More


A $6m bribery trail from Dhaka to Paris

Dhaka, July 12 -- In September 2015, at a discreet meeting in London, senior executives from the French technology firm Oberthur were introduced to a man known simply as "Mr. G." To them, he was a pow... Read More


TPS, Magnus to accelerate Bangladesh's digital banking

Dhaka, July 12 -- TPS Worldwide, a global leader in digital payments and banking platforms, has entered into a strategic partnership with Magnus Corporation Ltd, a prominent technology and consulting ... Read More


Students' performance and SSC results this year

Dhaka, July 12 -- The results of the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations of 2025 under all 11 education boards got published on 10 July barely two months after the completio... Read More


Reshaping politics in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 12 -- On July 16, 2024, as security forces launched a brutal crackdown on student protesters campaigning against then-Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's increasingly authoritarian government, ... Read More


Salman, Anisul sent to jail after remand

Dhaka, July 12 -- A Dhaka court ordered today the imprisonment of Salman F Rahman, former adviser to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, and former Law Minister Anisul Huq after the end of their resp... Read More