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High-level IMF delegation arriving in Dhaka on 5-day visit to discuss new loan program

Dhaka, July 11 -- level delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka tomorrow (July 12) on a crucial five-day visit. The visit will focus on the feasibility a... Read More


Bangladesh highlights Teesta, skills and innovation at UN SDG forum

, July 11 -- Bangladesh has highlighted the importance of climate resilience, water security, skills development and innovation-driven industrialisation in accelerating progress towards the Sustainabl... Read More


5 killed as bus crashes into parked pick-up van in Faridpur

Faridpur, July 11 -- At least five people were killed and several others injured after a bus crashed into a broken-down pick-up van on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Saturda... Read More


Tarique Rahman chairs BNP Standing Committee meeting on flood situation

Dhaka, July 11 -- BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday evening chaired a meeting of the party's highest policy-making body, the National Standing Committee, to discuss the countr... Read More


PM promises reforms after doctors, students raise key healthcare issues

Dhaka, July 11 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday assured doctors and medical students that his government will work to address long-standing challenges in the healthcare sector after they p... Read More


Engineers should lead technical decisions in development projects: State Minister Mir Shahe Alam

Dhaka, July 11 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives State Minister Mir Shahe Alam on Saturday stressed the need to ensure engineers play an active role in every stage of development... Read More


Climate shocks becoming intense in Bangladesh making early action more important than ever: WFP

Dhaka, July 11 -- United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) Representative and Country Director in Bangladesh Coco Ushiyama on Saturday said climate shocks are becoming more frequent and more intense ... Read More


Fulfil promises or be compelled to implement referendum verdict: Jamaat Ameer

Rangpur, July 11 -- e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Saturday urged the government to honour its promises to the people, warning that otherwise it would be compelled to implement the referendum ve... Read More


HSC candidates clash at Bhola exam centre, vandalise college; 7 injured

Bhola, July 11 -- Several HSC examinees allegedly vandalised an examination centre and clashed with authorities at a women's college in Char Fasson upazila of Bhola on Saturday after claiming the ICT ... Read More


NHFB welcomes DNCRP move to declare all offices smoke-free

Dhaka, July 11 -- The National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh (NHFB) on Saturday welcomed the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection's (DNCRP) decision to declare its headquarters and all ... Read More