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Seven arrested over passport swap racket sending migrants to Italy

Bangladesh, July 21 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has arrested seven members of a ring accused of sending migrants to Italy using someone else's passport and visa. It said the ring c... Read More


Content creator Tawhid Afridi gets bail in fraud case, 'no bar' to release

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Content creator Tawhid Afridi has secured bail in a fraud and criminal breach of trust case filed with Wari Police Station. His lawyer says there are now "no legal obstacles" t... Read More


Bangladesh Bank to withdraw administrators from five troubled banks in phases

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Bangladesh Bank has decided to withdraw administrators from five banks, in phases, as Sammilito Islami Bank prepares to launch commercial operations across them. The decision w... Read More


Aviation minister promises special benefits for Expat Card holders

Bangladesh, July 21 -- Expatriate Card holders will receive a range of special benefits, including discounts on Biman Bangladesh Airlines tickets and access to the Balaka Lounge, Civil Aviation and To... Read More


Government revokes 49 recruiter licences over Malaysia hiring irregularities

Bangladesh, July 20 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has revoked the licences of 49 recruiting agencies over alleged syndication and irregularities in sending workers to... Read More


Building hit in Milestone crash is being demolished. But memorial plans still uncertain

Bangladesh, July 20 -- Concrete rubble. Scorched chairs. Burnt schoolbags. Exercise books scattered across the ground. Those were the haunting images left behind at Milestone School and College in Utt... Read More


Will Dhaka see rain again before the day is out?

Bangladesh, July 19 -- Rain is likely to fall in Dhaka before evening, pause overnight, then return in the early hours, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast. Meteorologist Tari... Read More


BNP's income up, spending triples in election year

Bangladesh, July 19 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has reported higher income in the election year, while its spending has tripled from a year earlier. A BNP delegation led by Senior Joint... Read More


Murder case suspect 'takes own life' in DB custody in Bogura

Bangladesh, July 19 -- A young man has allegedly died by suicide while in the custody of the Detective Branch (DB) of police in Bogura. Police said he was an accused in the murder of an autorickshaw ... Read More


Flooding risk grows for northern, northeastern Bangladesh

Bangladesh, July 19 -- Heavy rainfall upstream and inside Bangladesh has raised the risk of rivers crossing danger level in the north and northeast. Flash or short-term flooding may affect low-lying ... Read More