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Two Bangladeshis killed in BSF firing near Tetulia border

Dhaka, May 8 -- Two Bangladeshis were shot dead by India's Border Security Force (BSF) near the Tetulia border in Panchagarh district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Abdul Aziz, (24) so... Read More


Over 3,000 Bangladeshi detained in Romania for illegal border crossing in 2023

Dhaka, May 8 -- A total of 3,135 Bangladeshi nationals were detained in Romania in 2023 for attempting to illegally cross the border. Dinsa Andrei Alexandru, Arad County spokesperson of the Romanian ... Read More


Iraqi militia claims drone attack on Israel's Eilat

Dhaka, May 8 -- A Shiite militia in Iraq has claimed responsibility for a drone attack on a site in Eilat in southern Israel. The militia, known as the Islamic Resistance in Iraq, said in an online s... Read More


AstraZeneca initiates worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine

Dhaka, May 8 -- AstraZeneca has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its Covid-19 vaccine due to a 'surplus of available updated vaccines' since the pandemic. The company also said it would proceed ... Read More


Voting begins in 139 upazilas

Dhaka, May 8 -- Voters in 139 Upazilas started casting votes to choose local government representatives for the posts of chairmen, vice chairmen and women vice chairmen from 8:00 am on Wednesday. As ... Read More


'Rohingya refugee count hit 1.3m in BD as 35,000 children born every year'

Dhaka, May 8 -- Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud has said that the number of forcibly displaced Myanmar nationals in Bangladesh has risen to 1.3 million, with approximately 35,000 children born in the re... Read More


BPDB owes electricity firms Tk 330 billion: Nasrul Hamid

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) owed local and foreign electricity producers and transmission firms a total of Tk 330 billion as of February 2024. State Minister for Power, ... Read More


21pc of migrants entering Europe via Mediterranean Sea are Bangladeshis

Dhaka, May 8 -- Bangladeshi nationals account for over one-fifth of the people crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe. Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM) A... Read More


US Trade Show kicks off tomorrow

Dhaka, May 8 -- A three-day trade show will kick off tomorrow (Thursday) aiming to promote the US-based businesses' products in Bangladesh as well as enhance bilateral trade between the two countries.... Read More


Local toy makers want duty cuts on imported raw materials

Dhaka, May 8 -- Local toy makers have demanded duty cuts on a number of components used in toy manufacturing, arguing that the high import duty is holding back the potential sub-sector's growth. Desp... Read More