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147-year-old Touts Act to be replaced with tougher law

Bangladesh, July 25 -- The government is set to replace the 147-year-old The Touts Act, 1879 with a new law aimed at tackling the growing activities of touts not only in courts but also across governm... Read More


GAPS IN MEASLES VACCINATION: Health authorities adopt micro-planning

Bangladesh, July 25 -- The health authorities are now approaching micro-planning in mitigating the gap in the measles vaccination coverage after the recent vitamin A capsule campaign reached a higher ... Read More


Jubo Dal activist killed, two others wounded in Mirpur shooting

Bangladesh, July 25 -- Unidentified assailants have gunned down a Jatiotabadi Jubo Dal activist and wounded two traders in Dhaka's Mirpur-13. The shooting took place around 11:00 pm on Friday outside... Read More


UN General Assembly adopts Bangladesh-led Culture of Peace Resolution

Bangladesh, July 25 -- United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) has adopted Bangladesh's flagship resolution, "Follow-up to the Declaration and Programme of Action on a Culture of Peace," reaffirming th... Read More


BUET may lead studies for Dhaka monorail

Bangladesh, July 25 -- The government plans to have the pre-feasibility studies for the first two monorails carried out by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). Advertisemen... Read More


Authorities collect samples for lab tests after beef turns green in Khulna

Bangladesh, July 25 -- Cooked and raw samples of beef that turned green during cooking in Khulna have been collected for laboratory testing after the unusual incident sparked widespread discussion. T... Read More


BB tightens EDF lending rules

Bangladesh, July 24 -- Bangladesh Bank has tightened the eligibility criteria for Export Development Fund (EDF) loans, barring exporters with overdue export proceeds or converted EDF liabilities from ... Read More


Real returns on fresh bank deposits fall to near zero

Bangladesh, July 24 -- Depositors are earning virtually no real return on their new savings as inflation has remained broadly in line with deposit interest rates, according to a latest publication of ... Read More


Trade deficit widens to $23.98b as exports fall

Bangladesh, July 24 -- A double-digit drop in capital machinery imports and falling export revenues have driven Bangladesh's trade deficit up by nearly 24 per cent to $23.98 billion in FY 2025-26, lea... Read More


US imposes 10pc tariffs on Bangladesh, dozens of other trade partners

Bangladesh, July 24 -- The US has imposed new tariffs on 60 trading partners, including Bangladesh, accounting for the vast majority of its imports, over claims they failed to properly stop forced lab... Read More