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Bangladesh PMI climbs to 57.8 in July on manufacturing rebound

, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh's Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 57.8 in July, pointing to a broad-based strengthening of the economy led by a rebound in manufacturing that coincided with the strong... Read More


Gold prices drop by Tk 11,489 in two rounds this week

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) has once again cut the price of gold ornaments in the domestic market, reducing the price of the best quality 22-carat gold by Tk 4,374 per b... Read More


Toddler rescued in Patuakhali after alleged sale for Tk 1 lakh

Patuakhali, Aug. 31 -- and-a-half-year-old child, allegedly sold to another person for Tk 1 lakh in Dashmina upazila, was rescued on Sunday night. Musa was rescued from a house in Romanathsen village... Read More


Man hacked dead in Chattogram's Satkania

Chattogram, Aug. 31 -- year-old man was hacked to death by unidentified assailants on a road in the southern part of Purangarh union of Satkania upazila of Chattogram early Monday. The deceased was i... Read More


President stresses stronger BGB role in preventing border killings, smuggling

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday stressed the need for stronger role by Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) to prevent smuggling, drug trafficking, push-ins and border killi... Read More


Truck-CNG collision leaves 2 dead in Mymensingh; 4 injured

Mymensingh, Aug. 31 -- Two people were killed and four others, including the CNG-run auto-rickshaw driver, were injured when a truck and the auto-rickshaw collided head-on in Trishal upazila of Mymens... Read More


3 sentenced to death for violating Jamalpur woman

Jamalpur, Aug. 31 -- A tribunal in Jamalpur on Monday sentenced three people to death for violating a woman in 2024. Judge of Jamalpur Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal -1 Abdur Rahim... Read More


US provides $2.4m health equipment to strengthen Bangladesh's health system

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The United States is providing $2.4 million in health equipment and supplies to Bangladesh's Ministry of Health and Family Welfare to strengthen maternal, newborn, and child health s... Read More


Asiya murder: HC upholds death penalty for Hitu Sheikh

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The High Court on Monday upheld the death sentence of Hitu Sheikh in the much-discussed case filed over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Asiya in Magura. A High Court bench com... Read More


US envoy hails Trump as 'greatest jobs president' over Bangladesh deal

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- U.S. Special Envoy for South and Central Asia and its Ambassador to India Sergio Gor has said Bangladesh has committed billions of dollars to buy additional Boeing aircraft from the ... Read More