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Bangladesh's GDP growth slows to 2.22pc in Q3 FY26 as industry, services sector squeezed

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) growth slowed to 2.22 per cent in the third quarter (Q3) January-March of the financial year 0f 2025-26, down from 4.53 per cent in the... Read More


Make every hour, every Taka count Zabihullah

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Public Administration Adviser to the Prime Minister Md Ismail Zabihullah has stressed the need to ensure the best possible use of every working hour of the state and every taka ... Read More


PM stresses transparency in 'Family Card' rollout

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to ensure the Family Card programme is implemented through a transparent process backed by a reliable database to identify... Read More


DMP files 2,160 cases against traffic violators

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Traffic Division has filed 2,160 cases against vehicles for violating traffic laws during a citywide enforcement drive. According to a press... Read More


'Local mosquito tech shows potential'

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said a locally developed mosquito control technology could offer a promising altern... Read More


Measles-linked deaths rise to 793

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh has recorded five more deaths with symptoms consistent with measles, taking the combined number of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 793, according to... Read More


Dengue claims 3 more lives

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh reported three more dengue-related deaths and 372 new hospital admissions in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, taking this year's death toll from the mosquito-born... Read More


Drugs seized from Titumir Express

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The Railway Police of Santahar Railway Police Station under the Pakshi Railway District recovered 50 Tapentadol tablets (100 mg) and five narcotic ampoules during an anti-narcot... Read More


'Improve livelihoods of Koyra's vulnerable communities'

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Khulna Deputy Commissioner Hure Jannat has called for targeted initiatives to improve the livelihoods of the Munda and Malo communities, as well as the "tiger widows" of Koyra u... Read More


27 Sundarbans bandits surrender to Coast Guard

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Twenty-seven active bandits, including Jahangir Sheikh, the leader of the notorious Choto Jahangir Bahini, surrendered to the Bangladesh Coast Guard in the Sundarbans on Monday ... Read More