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Dengue claimed at least 20 lives over last 12 days
The dengue outbreak is becoming deadlier with at least 5,200 hospitalisations and 20 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease reported in the first 13 days of this month.
The government recorded 6,521 dengue cases and 27 deaths…
Hasina ‘destroyed’ Bangladesh’s institutions: Yunus
Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus took over as interim leader of Bangladesh last month after violent political unrest that led to an unceremonious end to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule.
In an interview with the DW, the Nobel…
China to provide 100 duty-free access of Bangladeshi exports
China has decided to provide 100 duty-free access of Bangladeshi exports, alongside the other Least Developed Countries, to the Chinese market.
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen conveyed the decision when he called on…
Carry out reforms fast, aim for polls
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed optimism yesterday that the interim government would promptly implement the necessary reforms and proceed towards organising a national election.
"We hope they will…
Forming media commission on the cards
The interim government is actively considering forming a media commission to ensure that the media can operate without obstacles.
"Freedom of the press and freedom of expression have already been assured. We have made it clear that…
114 RMG units shut
Amid labour unrest, a total of 114 garment factories in Gazipur and Ashulia industrial areas were closed yesterday, according to Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association.
Of them, 54 suspended production on "no…
Yunus seeks Dutch support for reform agenda
Ambassador of Netherlands to Bangladesh Irma van Dueren today paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka.
The Dutch envoy expressed her country's full support to the interim government,…
Order given to avoid recurrence of border killings: home adviser
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said today that authorities concerned have been ordered to take measures so that border killings do not take place in the future.
The adviser made the remark in…
Rab can’t be used for political purpose: home adviser
Home Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) cannot be used for political purposes.
The adviser said this in a discussion held at Rab headquarters in the city's Uttara with…
Vatican envoy calls on Yunus
The Vatican Ambassador to Bangladesh Kevin S Randell paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka today.
During the meeting, the chief adviser and the Vatican envoy discussed key…