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Lithuania's envoy stresses collaboration in Bangladesh's tech sector

<p><strong>A high-level visit from Lithuania&#39;s Ambassador to India, Ms. Diana Mickevičienė, highlighted potential collaborations in Bangladesh&#39;s tech sector. Accompanied by her deputy, Mr. Žymantas Mozūralitis, the Ambassador visited Eskimi&#39;s Dhaka office during her two-day state

Cabinet okays procurement of Tk 609.28cr LNG from US 

<p><strong>The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) today (July 3) approved separate proposals for procuring one cargo LNG from US and 70,000 metric tons of fertilizer.</strong></p> <p>The approval came from a meeting held at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat.</p>

Bangladeshi youth in Thakurgaon shot dead by BSF

<p><strong>A Bangladeshi youth was shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly along Baliadangi border in Thakurgaon early Friday (July 5).</strong></p> <p>Deceased Md. Raju Islam, 28, was son of Habib Ali of Gariali village under Boro Palashbari union of the upazila.</p> <p>Baliadangi

Gold price rises by Tk 1,610 per bhori

<p><strong>Jewellers have inflated the gold price by Tk1610 to Tk1,18,891 per bhori on the market in Bangladesh.</strong></p> <p>The standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of the Bangladesh Jeweller&rsquo;s Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a meeting on Sunday.</p> <p>The price

11.4pc found thalassemia carrier in Bangladesh: Survey

<p><strong>A survey of Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) that released today (July 7) said in Bangladesh, 11.4 percent people aged between 14 and 35 married and unmarried are thalassemia carrier. &nbsp;</strong></p> <p>&quot;Among the thalassemia carriers, 11.9 percent are male while 11.2 are

IUB’s Wasim Wins Gold in Amateur Kickboxing Tournament

<p><strong>Wasim Rayhan Bin Amzad, student of Marketing at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has recently become champion in an amateur kickboxing tournament.&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>The event, organized by Kings Combat, took place on June 7, 2024, at a gym in Badda, Dhaka. Wasim was awarded a gold medal

Bangladesh reports 15 Covid cases in 24 hours

<p><strong>Bangladesh reported 15 fresh cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours till Friday (July 12) morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).</strong></p> <p>With the new numbers, the country&#39;s total fatalities rose to 29,498 and caseload to 20,51,207, said the DGHS.</p>

Gold price makes history in Bangladesh

<p><strong>Jewellers have inflated the gold price by Tk1, 190 to Tk1, 20,081 per bhori on the market in Bangladesh.</strong></p> <p>The standing committee on pricing and price monitoring of the Bangladesh Jeweller&rsquo;s Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a meeting on Sunday (July 14).</p>

Freeze bank accounts of PM's former peon Jahangir: BB

<p><strong>Bangladesh Bank (BB) has ordered the freezing of the bank accounts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina&#39;s former peon Jahangir Alam, his wife Kamrun Nahar and their associated institutions.</strong></p> <p>Masud Biswas, head of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) at Bangladesh Bank,

Residential areas to get internet tonight, assures ISPB

<p><strong>Internet service provider of Bangladesh (ISPB) assured that broadband connection will be restored in residential areas tonight (July 24).</strong></p> <p>Broadband internet services have been restored after five days of halt on a limited basis on July 23, night.&nbsp;</p> <p>Initially,

Bangladesh reaches to Women's Asia Cup semifinal

<p><strong>Bangladeshi girls reached to the semifinal of the Women&#39;s Asia Cup after crushing Malaysia by 114 runs in their last match of the Group B at Dambulla on Wednesday.</strong></p> <p>Murshida Khatun struck a 59 ball-80 while captain Nigar Sultana Joty was not out on 62 to play an important role in

BB lends Tk25,000cr to banks in a day

<p><strong>The Bangladesh Bank (BB) has provided Tk25,520 crore to the country&rsquo;s financial institutions mostly as short-term loans to help them meet depositors&rsquo; cash demand which surged following a five-day countrywide closure.</strong></p> <p>The central bank disclosed the liquidity injection

Short-distance train services to resume on Thursday

<p><strong>Short-distance train services will resume on Thursday on a limited scale under a relaxed curfew.</strong></p> <p>The decision was made at a meeting on Tuesday at the Bangladesh Railway Building.</p> <p>However, no decision was made on the intercity train services.</p>

Drop in Bangladeshi tourists affects India’s economy 

<p><strong>The number of Bangladeshi tourists visiting India has dropped to 70%, due to the mass movement by the students that started on July 8, demanding quota reform in government jobs, according to locals in India&rsquo;s Petrapole border.</strong></p> <p>They said the decrease in Bangladeshi tourists

EU-Bangladesh partnership talks postponed

<p><strong>The European Union (EU) has postponed talks with the Bangladesh government, scheduled in September, to sign a new cooperation and foreign assistance deal amid growing concerns over the recent violence, diplomatic sources confirmed on Wednesday.</strong></p> <p>Sources said no new date has been fixed for

Jamaat-Shibir can be banned anytime: Home Minister

<p><strong>Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal said on Wednesday (July 31) the process to ban the politics of Jamaat-Shibir is underway and an announcement will come soon in this regard.</strong></p> <p>&ldquo;A process to ban Jamaat-Shibir is on. We will come up with an announcement anytime on completion of

Jamaat-Shibir banned, notification issued

<p><strong>The government has banned Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing, Islami Chhatra Shibir, along with their affiliate organizations.</strong></p> <p>A gazette notification in this regard has been published on Thursday (Aug 1).</p> <p><img alt=""

Remittance in July fall by 3.2%

<p><strong>The country&rsquo;s remittances sent by migrant workers from abroad fell by 3.2% last month from the same period last year, largely owing to the five-day internet shutdown imposed to contain violence during the quota reform movement.</strong></p> <p>The inbound remittances were $1.97 billion in July

Reshuffle in army top positions

<p><strong>Bangladesh Army has made changes in some of its top positions. A press release from Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) confirmed the matter on Tuesday.</strong></p> <p>The press release said Major General Ziaul Ahsan has been relieved from his position.</p> <p>While Lieutenant General

BB Governor Abdur Rouf resigns

<p><strong>Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Abdur Rouf Talukder has resigned from his post on personal ground.</strong></p> <p>He submitted his resignation letter to the Finance Ministry around 3:00pm on Friday.</p> <p>Rouf took charge as the 12th governor of the BB on 12 July, 2022 for a four-year

Bangladesh: Inflation hits highest in 12 years

<p><strong>A data published by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday (August 12) shows annual consumer price growth hit highest in 12 years in July reaching 11.66% from the same month last year.</strong></p> <p>Compared with prices of goods in June, July&rsquo;s prices rose by 2.17%.</p>

Gold price rise again by Tk1,516 per bhori

<p><strong>Jewellers have inflated the price of gold by Tk1,516 to Tk1,24,501 per bhori (11.664 grams) due to a hike in the price of pure gold in the local market.</strong></p> <p>The Standing Committee on Pricing and Price Monitoring of the Bangladesh Jeweller&rsquo;s Association (BAJUS) made the decision at a