Over 1 million affected, 51 dead as floods submerge southeast Bangladesh
Dhaka – Flooding in southeastern Bangladesh has turned severe, with hundreds of thousands of people…
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Rights defender Irene Khan named Bangladesh's UN ambassador
Dhaka – The government has appointed internationally acclaimed human rights activist Irene Khan as B…
Bangladesh seeks Dutch support for digital media sector improvement
Dhaka – Bangladesh has expressed strong interest in collaborating with the Netherlands in the field…
Rain-triggered landslides kill 10, including eight in Rohingya camp
Dhaka – At least 10 people, including eight children at a Rohingya refugee camp, have been killed in…
Bangladesh braces for flooding as rivers swell after heavy rain
Dhaka – Bangladesh has issued flood warnings for vast swathe of areas in 16 administrative districts…
Over 1.27 million students sit for HSC exams across Bangladesh
Dhaka – More than 1.27 million Bangladeshi students began their Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) a…
Bangladeshi Speaker heads to Tehran for Khamenei's funeral
Dhaka – Bangladesh's Speaker of Parliament, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, has departed for Tehran to attend the…
Biman cancels DGM promotion day after issuance over scam
Dhaka – Just a day after issuing a promotion order for a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight service ma…
Bangladesh bets big on stability with $76b national budget
Dhaka – The government on Thursday unveiled an ambitious national budget outlining a total allocatio…
Dhaka proposes 10‑fold increase in manpower export to Russia
Dhaka – Bangladesh has proposed a tenfold increase in its manpower export to Russia, and Moscow has…
Bhutan earthquake rattles Bangladesh, causes panic
Dhaka – A moderate earthquake originating in neighboring Bhutan was felt across Bangladesh on Sunday…
Bangladesh foreign minister begins Russia visit
Dhaka – Bangladeshi Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman left Dhaka for Moscow on Sunday for a three-day…
Death penalty for couple in rape and murder of second grader
Dhaka – A Bangladeshi court on Sunday sentenced a couple to death for the rape and murder of an eigh…
Bangladesh tightened security at airports over attack warning
Dhaka – Security has been beefed up at all airports in Bangladesh after police headquarters reported…
Don't let chaos disrupt development, PM urges people in Jessore
Dhaka – Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that certain individuals and political quarters are t…
Full budget backing for Family Card project
Dhaka – Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has announced that comprehensive funding will…
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