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Pagla Mosque launches own website

Dhaka, July 5 -- Sr. Staff Reporter, Kishoreganj : Pagla Mosque, the historic mosque of the country has launched its own website. Through its information including the history, traditions, prayer tim... Read More


Repo exit sends treasury yields soaring

Dhaka, July 5 -- Interest rates on treasury bills and bonds have risen sharply, reaching as high as 12 per cent, following the Bangladesh Bank's discontinuation of its 28-day repo facility - a move th... Read More


7 killed as Pakistan building collapse

Dhaka, July 5 -- A five-story building collapse in Pakistan on Friday killed at least seven people and left six injured, with more victims trapped under the rubble, police said. Rescuers and resident... Read More


US to start sending tariff rates letters to trading partners

Dhaka, July 5 -- Donald Trump has said the US will start sending letters to trading partners setting out tariff rates that countries will have to pay from the beginning of next month. The US presiden... Read More


Putin massive hits in Ukraine

Dhaka, July 5 -- A pall of acrid smoke hung over Kyiv on Friday morning following a night of intensive Russian strikes that hit almost every district of the Ukrainian capital, injuring 23 people, offi... Read More


Hamas in consultations with Palestinian factions over Gaza ceasefire

Dhaka, July 5 -- The Palestinian group Hamas has said it is in consultations with various Palestinian factions about the latest ceasefire proposal for Gaza, as Israel's relentless bombardment of the b... Read More


IAEA inspectors depart Tehran

Dhaka, July 5 -- A team of inspectors from the UN's nuclear watchdog have left Iran, following Tehran's decision to suspend cooperation with the organisation after its 12-day conflict with Israel and ... Read More


US imposes fresh sanctions targeting Iran oil trade

Dhaka, July 5 -- The US imposed sanctions on Thursday against a network that smuggles Iranian oil disguised as Iraqi oil and on a Hezbollah-controlled financial institution, the Treasury Department sa... Read More


5 fake ACC officials sent to jail

Dhaka, July 5 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent five individuals to jail for allegedly impersonating senior Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) officials and extorting money from victims by falsely promis... Read More


Time flies, community still deprived

Dhaka, July 5 -- One of the most culturally diverse communities in Bangladesh, the Santals, marked the 170th anniversary of the historic Santal Rebellion amidst continued deprivation of basic rights a... Read More