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Malaysia targets 47m tourists including Bangladeshis next year

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Malaysia has unveiled an ambitious plan to attract 47 million international visitors, including three lakh from Bangladesh, next year under its flagship Visit Malaysia 2026 campaign, ... Read More


Powerful quake hits central Philippines, casualties stand at 69

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- At least 69 people have been confirmed dead after a magnitude-6.9 earthquake struck Cebu province in the central Philippines late Tuesday night, trapping residents in collapsed houses... Read More


Race for rare minerals brings boom to Tajikistan's mines

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- In a labyrinth of tunnels running beneath 4,000-metre peaks, Tajik miners are scrabbling to secure antimony, one of the metals at the centre of a worldwide race for rare minerals. Th... Read More


All religious festivals will be fearless, joyful in New Bangladesh: Sharmeen

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Social Welfare Adviser Sharmeen S. Murshid has said all religious festivals in New Bangladesh will be celebrated in a fearless and joyful atmosphere. She said this while visiting Dha... Read More


US, UK announce fresh aid commitment of US$ 96m to Rohingyas

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- The United States (US) and the United Kingdom (UK) announced fresh aid commitment of US$ 96 million in the first ever High Level Conference on the Situation of the Rohingya Muslims an... Read More


Palestinian Ambassador meets Khaleda Zia

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Palestinian Ambassador to Bangladesh, Mr. Yousef S. Y. Ramadan today met BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence in the capital. BNP Medi... Read More


Dhaka records highest 206mm rainfall in 24 hours

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Dhaka recorded the highest rainfall of 206 millimetres in the country in the last 24 hours from 9am on Tuesday to 9am today. The capital received 132 millimetres of rain in just six ... Read More


Solution to Rohingya crisis lies in Myanmar: UNHCR Chief

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi warned that the plight of the Rohingyas will not end without bold action inside Myanmar, saying that the solution to the protr... Read More


CA proposes seven-point actions to end Rohingya crisis

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- Emphasising the Rohingya repatriation as the "only peaceful solution" to the protracted Rohingya crisis, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today proposed seven-point actions, inc... Read More


NCP not part of any plot to delay polls: Sarjis Alam

Dhaka, Oct. 1 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief organiser (Northern Region) Sarjis Alam today said NCP is not involved in any plot to delay the upcoming election but seeks free, fair, and particip... Read More