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Trade deficit widens 24% as exports fall and capital imports slump

Dhaka, July 24 -- digit drop in capital machinery imports and falling export revenues have driven Bangladesh's trade deficit up by nearly 24 percent to $23.98 billion in FY 2025-26, leaving a historic... Read More


BNP, Democracy International review progress on organisational strengthening

Dhaka, July 24 -- A review meeting between a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) delegation and Democracy International (DI) was held in the Capital on Friday to assess progress on activities aimed at ... Read More


Two criminals held with firearm, ammunition in Khulna

Khulna, July 24 -- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-6 arrested two criminals and recovered a foreign-made pistol, ammunition and a magazine during a raid in Khulna's Labanchara area on Friday. ... Read More


Dhaka pledges to work with ASEAN, its partners to strengthen cooperation in addressing emerging threats

Dhaka, July 24 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Friday reaffirmed that Bangladesh would work with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and all parties to the Treaty of Amity and... Read More


BAU food safety expert weighs in on Khulna's green meat scare

BAU, Mymensingh, July 24 -- A curious case of beef turning green while being cooked in Paikgacha municipality of Khulna has set off a wave of speculation across the country, with a food safety expert ... Read More


Two held with Indian liquor in BGB drives along Sherpur border

Sherpur, July 24 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested two smugglers and seized 60 bottles of Indian liquor in separate anti-smuggling drives along the Sherpur border on Friday. The arrestees wer... Read More


Schoolboy, microbus driver killed in separate road accidents in Kishoreganj

Kishoreganj, July 24 -- A schoolboy and a microbus driver were killed in two separate road accidents in Kishoreganj on Friday, while six others were injured. According to police and locals, a student... Read More


BERC Chairman for securing energy security by achieving renewable targets with aggressive natural gas exploration

Dhaka, July 24 -- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) Chairman Jalal Ahmed has said the expected expansion of renewable energy will help reduce the overall cost of power generation, support... Read More


9 held as joint forces seize firearm, bullets and drugs in Teknaf Rohingya camp

Dhaka, July 24 -- A joint operation conducted by law enforcement agencies at the Noapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf recovered a firearm, ammunition and drugs and led to the arrest of nine people, officia... Read More


Food official, father and wife jailed in graft case in Sirajganj

Sirajganj, July 24 -- A court has sentenced a food department official, his father and his wife to five years' rigorous imprisonment each in a corruption case over amassing wealth beyond known sources... Read More