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13 countries urge Bangladesh visa applicants to follow official procedures

Dhaka, April 8 -- Thirteen countries, including Australia, Canada, and the United Kingdom (UK), have jointly urged all applicants in Bangladesh to follow official procedures when seeking visas, permit... Read More


Five get life imprisonment for killing man in Mymensingh

Dhaka, April 8 -- A Mymensingh court on Wednesday convicted five people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man over a land dispute in 2023. Mymensingh District and Sessions Judge F... Read More


Man killed as bus hits CNG at Dhaka's Farmgate

Dhaka, April 8 -- A CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver was killed when a bus hit his vehicle in the Farmgate area of Dhaka on Wednesday. The deceased was identified as Mamun Farazi, son of Shikdar Farazi o... Read More


Bangladeshi ship sets sail to cross Hormuz after ceasefire

Dhaka, April 8 -- A Bangladesh-flagged vessel, stranded in the Persian Gulf since the outbreak of the Iran war, has resumed its journey towards the Strait of Hormuz following the ceasefire, officials ... Read More


Price stability, export demand, import costs in jeopardy

Dhaka, April 8 -- Ongoing geopolitical tensions pose near-term risks to Bangladesh's price stability, export demand and import costs, the central bank says in the wake of the worst ruckus in the Midea... Read More


Classes for RU 1st-year students to begin May 10

Dhaka, April 8 -- The undergraduate (Honours) first-year classes for the 2025-26 academic session at the University of Rajshahi (RU) will begin on May 10. The information was confirmed on Wednesday b... Read More


Three-day 7th BD Economics Summit begins at DU

Dhaka, April 8 -- The three-day 7th Bangladesh Economics Summit began at the Dhaka University (DU) on Tuesday. The event, organised by the DU Economics Study Center (ESC) with the support of Southeast... Read More


War against Iran: the end game

Dhaka, April 8 -- The Biblical Armageddon between good and evil was set to take place on 7 April, the deadline set for Iran to acquiesce to Donald Trump's peremptory directive to open the Strait of Ho... Read More


Study flags 'structural limit' in tobacco tax system

Dhaka, April 8 -- A new report by Policy Exchange Bangladesh has warned that the country's tobacco taxation system has reached its "structural limit", calling for urgent reforms to prevent a potential... Read More


BD, UK sign MoU to boost aviation investment

Dhaka, April 8 -- Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen cooperation in public-private partnerships (PPPs), aiming to boost investme... Read More