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Bangladesh Election: EC forms five committees to accelerate preparations

Dhaka, July 10 -- The Election Commission has formed five committees to speed up necessary preparations ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election likely to be held early next year. The five separa... Read More


NBR reform aims at boosting revenue collection upholding fiscal discipline: Finance Minstry

Dhaka, July 10 -- Bangladesh continues to grapple with one of the lowest revenue-to-GDP ratios in the world, hovering around 8 percent for decades, prompting the government to adopt a series of reform... Read More


Floods submerge Feni villages again; Army joins rescue efforts

Feni, July 10 -- New areas in Parshuram, Fulgazi and Chhagalnaiya upazilas of Feni district are being submerged as flood control dams at 21 points along the Muhuri, Kuhua and Silonia rivers collapsed ... Read More


Conference highlights rising atrocities against minorities in Maha

Mumbai, July 10 -- Former Maharashtra minister Arif Naseem Khan has expressed deep concern over the growing sense of fear and injustice being faced by minorities in Maharashtra. Speaking at a roundt... Read More


India is a strategic hub of growth: Cisco CEO

New Delhi, July 10 -- Cisco, a San Jose headquartered firm, is seeing a major growth opportunity in India, and the tech major is looking to expand its operational footprint here across the manufacturi... Read More


Push-ins from India a violation of human rights: BGB DG

Dhaka, July 10 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Thursday said that instances of pushback or push-in by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) co... Read More


Bac Ninh to safely detonate 100kg wartime bomb with live fuse

Bac Ninh, July 10 -- A 100kg bomb with an intact fuse, believed to be a war remnant, has been discovered in a garden in northern Bac Ninh province, according to the provincial Military Command. The bo... Read More


Not an inch of land will be left unprotected: BGB DG on fresh recruits

Chattogram, July 10 -- Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui on Thursday expressed his firm belief that the newly inducted BGB soldiers will protect... Read More


Bangladesh reports 14 more Covid-19 cases in 24hrs

Dhaka, July 10 -- 19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figure, the total nu... Read More


Maha cybercrime case count 1,881 in 5 months; cops urge caution on social media

Mumbai, July 10 -- The Maharashtra police have recorded 1,881 cybercrime cases in the past five months, prompting cops to urge internet users to exercise caution, especially on social media platforms.... Read More