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UnitedHealth Group CEO steps down

Dhaka, May 13 -- UnitedHealth CEO Andrew Witty is stepping down for personal reasons and the nation's largest health insurer suspended its full-year financial outlook due to higher-than-expected medic... Read More


India's military says it killed 3 militants in disputed Kashmir

SRINAGAR, India, May 13 -- Three suspected militants were killed in a gunfight with government forces in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the Indian military said Tuesday. It is the first reported gunbattl... Read More


Electric shuttle car service launched at DU

, May 13 -- An electric shuttle bus service has been launched on Dhaka University campus, aiming to ensure safer and more convenient transportation of students. Four electric shuttle cars will operat... Read More


'Raise voices against India's water aggression': International Farakka Committee

Dhaka, May 13 -- The International Farakka Committee on Tuesday called for protests across Bangladesh against India's "water aggression". Speakers made the call at a roundtable organised to commemora... Read More


SME Foundation seeks policy support and more allocation in upcoming national budget

, May 13 -- The SME Foundation has proposed unified 10 percent VAT for SME sector industries and 1.0 percent surcharge on profit gain in the upcoming national budget of FY26. This came in a views exc... Read More


Rabada picked by South Africa for test cricket final after serving ban

JOHANNESBURG, May 13 -- Kagiso Rabada was picked by South Africa for the World Test Championship final against Australia next month after serving a one-month suspension for using a recreational drug. ... Read More


Ambassador Yao, Lamiya exchange views on promoting Dhaka-Beijing ties

Dhaka, May 13 -- Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Tuesday called on SDGs Affairs Principal Coordinator and Senior Secretary Lamiya Morshed and discussed issues of mutual interest. The two ... Read More


Unregulated bus halts add to Dhaka's traffic woes

, May 13 -- On the busy roads of Dhaka, discipline often takes a backseat. The capital's streets, witness a daily routine of buses stopping abruptly in the middle of the road to pick up or drop off pa... Read More


Reforms must be democratic, not imposed: Amir Khosru

, May 13 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said any reform in Bangladesh must be implemented through a democratic process and with public support, not through any unilateral... Read More


No major bank loan or money printing for budget: Finance Adviser

, May 13 -- The upcoming national budget will not be based on large-scale borrowing from banks or money printing, Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed said on Tuesday. "We will implement the budget in... Read More