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World Bank approves $1.1 billion for food security, emergency response in Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 27 -- World Bank on Saturday approved $1.1 billion for two projects to help Bangladesh mitigate the price and supply volatility in the global fertiliser and fuel markets, sustain food secu... Read More


Budget favours businessmen over 18 crore people, alleges Jamaat MP

, June 27 -- Opposition lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury on Saturday said Finance Minister presented a businessmen-friendly budget instead of one reflecting the interests of the country's 18 crore people.... Read More


Bangladesh calls for development-centred WTO reform

, June 27 -- Bangladesh on Saturday said it remains steadfast in supporting a stronger, more inclusive and development-oriented multilateral trading system that reflects the interests of all Members a... Read More


Mother, 3 daughters killed in Lakshmipur laid to rest in Cumilla

, June 27 -- A woman and her three daughters who were hacked to death in Lakhsmipur district on Thursday were laid to eternal rest at the family graveyard in Homna upazila in Cumilla district on Frida... Read More


PM visits parents' graves after maiden overseas tour

, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited the graves of his parents after returning home from his first official overseas tour to Malaysia and China. He went to the Mausoleum Com... Read More


DBA intervention saves BEXIMCO Pharma GDR from London delisting

, June 27 -- Trading in the Global Depository Receipts (GDRs) of BEXIMCO Pharmaceuticals PLC on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) has resumed from June 26, after the bourse lifted its trading suspension... Read More


3 of a family stabbed in Dhaka

, June 27 -- Three members of a family were stabbed allegedly by their rivals over payment of debt money at Banani in the capital early Saturday. The victims were Sumon Mia, 45, his wife Sonia, 38 an... Read More


'Tried to protect interests of country, its people': PM on Malaysia, China visits

, June 27 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday told Parliament that his recent visits to Malaysia and China were guided solely by the interests of Bangladesh and its people, saying any achieve... Read More


Gold prices rise after two consecutive cuts

, June 27 -- Bangladesh Jewellers Association (Bajus) on Saturday raised the price of gold in the domestic market by Tk 5,482 per bhori, ending a brief two-round decline and fixed the new retail price... Read More


Parliament adopts thanksgiving motion on PM's Malaysia-China tour

, June 27 -- Parliament on Saturday unanimously adopted a motion expressing thanks to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman for what lawmakers described as the "extraordinary success" of his official visits t... Read More