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Bangladesh faces 200 dangerous humid heat days a year: Analysis

Dhaka, June 24 -- Bangladesh now faces 200 dangerous humid heat days a year as climate change intensifies global heat risks, according to a new Climate Central analysis. The analysis said Bangladesh ... Read More


Bangladesh seeks greater use of UK trade preferences ahead of LDC graduation

Dhaka, June 24 -- Bangladesh and the United Kingdom (UK) have agreed to strengthen awareness and capacity-building efforts to help local exporters make greater use of the UK's Developing Countries Tra... Read More


Gautam Lahiri elected President of newly formed Federation of Press Clubs

Dhaka, June 24 -- Senior Indian journalist and former President of the Press Club of India, Gautam Lahiri, has been elected President of the newly established Federation of Press Clubs (FPC), a nation... Read More


Australia, UNICEF sign deal worth Tk 137 cr for Rohingya

, June 24 -- The Australian Government and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Wednesday signed an agreement worth A$16 million (around Tk 137 crore) to support humanitarian assistance for ... Read More


Govt plans to bring grocery shops, beauty parlours, other goods under VAT net: Finance Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, June 24 -- The government plans to bring several business sectors including grocery shops and beauty parlours under the Value Added Tax (VAT) net in the 2026-27 fiscal year, Finance Mi... Read More


Govt approves Tk 1,356cr LNG purchase, multiple development projects

, June 24 -- The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Wednesday approved procurement proposals involving consultancy services, infrastructure development, port operations, youth skills d... Read More


Actor Zaher Alvi placed on 2-day remand

, June 24 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed television actor Niamat Ullah Bhuiya, popularly known as Zaher Alvi, on a two-day remand in a case filed over allegation of provoking his wife, Afra Ivna... Read More


PM receives warm welcome in Beijing

Beijing (China), June 24 -- The Chinese government accorded a warm welcome to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman upon his arrival in Beijing on Wednesday evening from the northeastern Chinese city of Dalia... Read More


Efforts continue to introduce PayPal, other payment services for freelancers: Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, June 24 -- Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam on Wednesday informed Parliament that efforts are continuing to introduce PayPal and other in... Read More


5 emergency diesel import proposals withdrawn from cabinet committee discussion

, June 24 -- Four separate proposals to import diesel through the direct procurement method (DPM) in response to energy security concerns were withdrawn from discussion at a meeting of the Cabinet Com... Read More