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HRW calls for action on camp landslides

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Human Rights Watch (HRW) has called on the Bangladesh government, the United Nations and international donors to take urgent steps to reduce disaster risks in Rohingya refugee c... Read More


Ram statue builder Haridas held

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Dhaka's Criminal Investigation Department (CID) police have arrested Haridas Chandra Taroni Das, a widely discussed figure from Palashbari, Gaibandha. A special CID team from D... Read More


Govt targets 30pc EVs by 2030

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The government has set a target of converting at least 30 per cent of the country's road vehicles to electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030 as part of efforts to develop a sustainable ... Read More


11-member nat'l committee formed PM to lead

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The government has formed an 11-member national committee, headed by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, to formulate a comprehensive strategy for the speedy and sustainable repatria... Read More


Dhaka ground delay sparks FitsAir passenger fury

Bangladesh, July 14 -- More than 180 passengers travelling on a FitsAir flight from Dhaka to Colombo have alleged they were kept inside a grounded aircraft for nearly five and a half hours at Hazrat S... Read More


Model mosque project faces cost probe

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The government will investigate allegations of irregularities and cost escalation in the construction of model mosques across the country, with inquiries to be conducted on a mo... Read More


IMF endorses Bangladesh's reform roadmap

Bangladesh, July 14 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Monday said Bangladesh's reform agenda under a proposed new loan programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) would be i... Read More


54 dead, over 6 lakh affected

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The humanitarian toll from widespread flooding and rain-induced landslides continued to mount on Monday, with the death toll rising to 54 and more than 609,000 people affected a... Read More


Typhoid vaccine to join EPI from Aug 1

Bangladesh, July 14 -- The government will introduce the typhoid conjugate vaccine (TCV) into Bangladesh's routine immunisation programme from 1 August, with all children aged 15 months set to receive... Read More


Investigations into banking irregularities continue

Bangladesh, July 13 -- Responding to lawmakers during the question-and-answer session in Parliament, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said investigations into irregularities, co... Read More