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Rain-triggered landslides kill two children in Chattogram

Dhaka, July 8 -- Landslides triggered by heavy rain have killed two children in separate parts of Chattogram. The incidents took place on Wednesday in Jungle Salimpur's Chhinnamul area of Sitakunda U... Read More


Govt plans to raise 47km of Ctg-Cox's Bazar rail line by 5ft

Dhaka, July 8 -- The government has drawn up a plan to elevate a 47km stretch of the Chattogram-Cox's Bazar railway line by 5ft to stop water from submerging the tracks. State Minister for Railways H... Read More


Legal framework vital for insurance sector: Information minister

Dhaka, July 7 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today (Tuesday) said bringing the insurance sector under a strong and well-defined legal framework is essential to restore pub... Read More


Union council polls to be held in October: Advisor Zahed

Dhaka, July 7 -- Local government elections are set to begin in October, with the schedule for the polls to be announced in mid-August, Prime Minister's Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has said. ... Read More


Stocks gain at open as investor confidence improves

Dhaka, July 7 -- Stocks opened higher on Tuesday as investors continued to accumulate fundamentally strong shares in anticipation of short-term gains, extending the market's recent upward momentum. M... Read More


Saudi introduces 'Package Visa' integrating travel bookings with tourist visa process

Dhaka, July 7 -- Saudi Arabia has launched 'Package Visa', a new digital initiative designed to simplify travel to the kingdom by integrating tourist visa applications directly into curated travel boo... Read More


Govt borrowing $1.0b hard-term IsDB loan

Dhaka, July 7 -- Bangladesh is borrowing US$1.0-billion hard-term loan from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) for much-needed upgrading of Eastern Refinery's oil-refining capacity by 3.0 million ton... Read More


200 high-risk import containers remain untraceable at Ctg Port

Dhaka, July 7 -- CHATTOGRAM: More than 200 imported containers flagged for suspected customs offences remain untraceable at Chittagong Port, raising concerns over the potential risks posed by hazardou... Read More


Entire country to be brought under digitisation soon, says finance minister

Dhaka, July 7 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said the entire country will be brought under complete digitalisation as soon as possible to deliver banking and financial services to th... Read More


Higher raw material import costs put plastic makers in dire straits, say industry leaders

Dhaka, July 7 -- The country's plastic goods makers have been bearing the brunt of increased import cost of raw materials due to the recent crisis in the Middle East and energy supply crunch in their ... Read More