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Bangladesh sets 5-year target to eliminate cataract blindness: State Minister

Dhaka, July 23 -- Bangladesh will take all necessary measures to completely eliminate cataract blindness within the next four to five years, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhit ha... Read More


Cabinet clears law to establish Bogura Development Authority

Dhaka, July 23 -- The Cabinet on Thursday gave the final approval to the draft of Bogura Development Authority Act, 2026, paving the way for the establishment of a statutory authority to oversee the p... Read More


Mozaffar shown arrested in crimes against humanity case

Dhaka, July 23 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Thursday ordered that Major (retd) Mozaffar Hossain, one of the prime accused in the former President Ziaur Rahman assassination case, to b... Read More


Swapon for proper authority to define journalists

Dhaka, July 23 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Thursday stressed the need for a proper authority to determine who qualifies as a journalist and who does not. "It is ess... Read More


CHTSF forms new Dhaka University unit committee

Dhaka, July 23 -- The Dhaka University unit of the Chittagong Hill Tracts Students' Forum (CHTSF), a traditional organisation representing students from the Chittagong Hill Tracts studying at the univ... Read More


Stocks tumble on both bourses as week ends in red

Dhaka, July 23 -- The country's stock markets closed the week on a downbeat note on Thursday, with both the Dhaka and Chattogram bourses recording sharp declines as prices fell for the majority of lis... Read More


Pubali Bank to buy Tk 800cr Tejgaon tower for new corporate headquarters

Dhaka, July 23 -- Pubali Bank PLC has decided to purchase a plot of land along with a 26-storey under-construction building in the capital's Tejgaon area to set up its new Corporate Head Office, at a ... Read More


BGB foils BSF bid to push 5 into Bangladesh through Chuadanga border

Dhaka, July 23 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Thursday said it thwarted an alleged attempt by India's Border Security Force (BSF) to push five people into Bangladesh through the Chuadanga border.... Read More


BB allows EDF loan repayment tenure extension up to 270 days under new Master Circular

Dhaka, July 23 -- Bangladesh Bank on Thursday issued a comprehensive Master Circular updating the operational guidelines for the Export Development Fund (EDF), allowing the repayment tenure of EDF loa... Read More


Man awarded death penalty for killing 3rd grader after rape in Cumilla

Cumilla, July 23 -- A tribunal in Cumilla on Thursday sentenced a man to death in a case filed over the rape and murder of a nine-year-old child in Cumilla in 2024. The convict was identified as Mofi... Read More