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Rains likely to drench Dhaka, six other divisions in 24 hours

DHAKA, May 7 -- Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) forecast rain or thundershowers in seven divisions including Dhaka and Chattogram in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Tuesday. "Rain or thunder s... Read More


Need to find new partners to raise more int'l fund for Rohingyas: PM Hasina to IOM

DHAKA, May 7 -- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to search for new partners to increase the international fund for Rohingyas who have ta... Read More


Upazila election: 5 presiding officers among 6 arrested for holding 'secret meeting' to work for chairman candidate in Sirajganj

Sirajganj, May 7 -- Six people including five presiding officers were arrested on charge of holding a "secret meeting to work for a chairman candidate" in Sirajganj upazila parishad election to be hel... Read More


Migrant remittances now outpace foreign investments in developing countries: IOM report

Dhaka, May 7 -- International migration remains a driver of human development and economic growth, highlighted by a more than 650 percent increase in international remittances from 2000 to 2022, risin... Read More


21 students injured as lightning strikes Faridpur madrasah

Dhaka, May 7 -- one students of the Madinatul Ulum Madrasah in Nagarkanda upazila of Faridpur were injured by a lightning strike on Monday, with 11 of them having to be hospitalised. The hospitalised... Read More


Upazila Election: 418 BGB platoons deployed ahead of 1st phase

DHAKA, May 7 -- A total of 418 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed to maintain law and order situation ahead of the first phase of Upazila Parishad Election tomorrow in 150 up... Read More


UK Minister for Indo-Pacific in Dhaka to 'strengthen' economic, security, migration partnership with Bangladesh

DHAKA, May 7 -- Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, arrived in Dhaka on a two-day visit on Tuesday morning in an effort to "strengthen modern economic, security and migration partnership" between Banglades... Read More


Netherlands delegation meets BGMEA President

Dhaka, May 6 -- level delegation from the Netherlands government paid a visit to the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association's (BGMEA) President S. M. Mannan in Dhaka on Monday. Th... Read More


Tech entrepreneurs call for extending tax holiday till 2041

Dhaka, May 6 -- A group of tech entrepreneurs on Monday urged the government for facilitating tech business with tax-holiday for next 17 years to realise 'Smart Bangladesh' vision. They said this in ... Read More


BIMSTEC secretary general participates in Jakarta Futures Forum

Dhaka, May 6 -- Secretary General of BIMSTEC Indra Mani Pandey participated at the "Jakarta Futures Forum: Blue Horizon, Green Growth" organised by the Observer Research Foundation and the Foreign Pol... Read More