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Instability in Middle East pushing up costs from London to Dhaka: UK Envoy

Dhaka, April 28 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Tuesday said instability in the Middle East continues to reverberate far beyond the region, shaping global energy markets, dis... Read More


Central bank allows banks to grant incentive bonuses for special achievements

Dhaka, April 28 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Tuesday issued a new directive allowing scheduled banks to provide incentive bonuses of up to one month's basic salary to officers and employees in recogniti... Read More


464 murder, 666 rape cases filed since government took office:  Salahuddin

Sangsad Bhaban, April 28 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said 464 murder cases and 666 rape cases have been filed across the country since the current government took office. "Some 604 p... Read More


Govt working to revive regional cooperation bodies: FM

Sangsad Bhaban, April 28 -- Foreign Affairs Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday said Bangladesh has taken a series of diplomatic and policy initiatives to revitalise regional organisations such as... Read More


11.89 lakh Rohingyas now in Bangladesh: Foreign Minister

Sangsad Bhaban, April 28 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on Tuesday told Parliament that the number of Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar and currently sheltered in Bangladesh stands at some 11.8... Read More


Govt committed to maintaining law and order: Home Minister

, April 28 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday told Parliament that the government is committed to maintaining the law and order situation and has undertaken a series of comprehensive and coo... Read More


Brahmanbaria convicted loan defaulter arrested after years on the run

Brahmanbaria, April 28 -- Police in Brahmanbaria have arrested a convicted fugitive in a loan default case involving NCC Bank, following a special operation on Monday. The accused, Enamul Haque Bhuiy... Read More


Sunamganj haor flooded as hill torrents breach rural road, threaten crops

Sunamganj, April 28 -- Torrential hill water has entered Eranbil (Ikrachai) haor in Sunamganj's Madhyanagar upazila after a nearby rural road collapsed under pressure on Tuesday, raising fresh concern... Read More


Chevron delegation meets PM Tarique

Dhaka, April 28 -- A delegation from Chevron Corporation called on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday. The meeting was held at noon at the Prime Minister's office in the Cabinet Division at the... Read More


3 killed as microbus falls into ditch in Chattogram

Dhaka, April 28 -- Three people were killed as a microbus plunged into a roadside ditch at Jangalia on Chittagong-Cox's Bazar highway in Lohagara upazila of Chattogram. The identities of the victims ... Read More