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- Sports
India to tour Bangladesh in December this year
Dhaka: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Thursday that Team India would tour their country in December this year. “The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has announced the itinerary for India’s tour later…
- World
Power supply restored after Bangladesh national grid failure
Dhaka: Power supply was restored in most parts of Bangladesh including the capital Dhaka after almost seven hours of blackout following a national power grid failure Tuesday afternoon. Shameem Hasan, a senior…
- World
Death toll from Bangladesh boat capsize reaches 61
Dhaka: The number of deaths due to a boat capsizes in Bangladesh’s Karatoya river increased to 61 on Tuesday, after 10 more bodies were recovered, a senior police official said. The official…
- World
Bangladesh: Boat carrying Hindu devotees to historic temple capsizes in Bangladesh; 24 killed
Dhaka: A boat carrying Hindu devotees to centuries-old Bodeshwari Temple capsized in the Korota river in northwestern Bangladesh on Sunday, killing at least 24 people, including women and children, while over a…
- World
Inflation, unrest challenge Bangladesh’s ”miracle economy”
Dhaka: Standing in line to try to buy food, Rekha Begum is distraught. Like many others in Bangladesh, she is struggling to find affordable daily essentials like rice, lentils and onions. I…
- World
Bangladesh eyes 100 billion USD export earnings by 2026
Dhaka: Bangladesh has embarked on a high growth path with an aim to double its export earnings in just four years, country’s Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi said. Addressing a meeting with the…
- Business
Bangladesh’s exports hit all-time high of over $52 bn in FY 2021-22
Dhaka: Bangladesh saw exports soar more than 34 per cent to $52.08 billion in the 2021-22 fiscal year (July 2021-June 2022), official data showed. According to data released on Sunday by the…
- World
Bangladesh floods: Six million people marooned; Army called in
Dhaka: Incessant rains and gushing waters have marooned at least six million people in Bangladesh, prompting authorities to call in the Army to assist in the rescue and relief operations. Officials estimate…
- World
‘Snake-like’ queues at railway counters in Dhaka ahead of Eid
Dhaka: In a desperate bid to get advance tickets ahead of Eid on May 3, thousands of Bangladeshi travellers are facing massive “snake-like” queues at railway ticket counters in the capital Dhaka.…
- Hyderabad
Direct flight from Hyderabad to Dhaka takes off today
Hyderabad: Indigo Airlines started the first direct flight service from Hyderabad to Dhaka on Monday. The flight took off at 12:45 pm from Rajiv Gandhi International Airport. Going forward, the 2 hours…
- India
Sheikh Hasina writes to PM Modi, says Bangladesh keen to work with India
Dhaka: Bangladesh is keen to work with India towards realising the shared vision of building a peaceful and prosperous region, Prime Minister said on Wednesday as she extended greetings to her Indian…
- Sports
Bangladesh: Abdul Haleem laid down cricket bat and picked up a rifle to fight for freedom
Abdul Haleem Chowdhury Jewel (the name is also spelled Chaudri sometimes) was a gifted cricketer from Bangladesh who regularly played first class cricket in the 1960s for different teams in what was then called East…
- World
Bangladesh brightened its image by curbing terrorism: Hasina
Dhaka: Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Wednesday that the image of the nation has brightened by its success in curbing terrorism and militancy. The Prime Minister was addressing the graduation…