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US-Bangla to add 21 Boeing aircraft under $1.5 billion deal

Dhaka, July 29 -- Bangla Airlines is going to add 21 Boeing aircraft to its fleet through a lease programme worth nearly $1.5 billion, marking one of the largest fleet expansion initiatives in Banglad... Read More


CIID nets Tk 19 lakh from undeclared confectionery import at Ctg port

Dhaka, July 29 -- The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) has recovered more than Tk 19 lakh in additional revenue after detecting excess quantities of imported confectionery pro... Read More


Tripura CM sends pineapples to PM reciprocating mango gift

Brahmanbaria, July 29 -- Tripura Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha on Wednesday sent 600 Queen variety pineapples to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman as a goodwill gesture, reciprocating a recent gift of mang... Read More


Freedom of speech not a licence for unrestricted remarks, says Zahid

Dhaka, July 29 -- Women and Children Affairs, and Social Welfare Minister Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Wednesday said freedom of speech does not give anyone unrestricted liberty to say whatever they w... Read More


Contractors to be blacklisted for irregularities in dev work: Monzoor

Dhaka, July 29 -- State Minister for Housing and Public Works Ahmmad Sohel Monzoor on Wednesday warned that contracts of the firms concerned will be cancelled if they fail to complete project work wit... Read More


Bapex begins drilling new gas well in Noakhali

Dhaka, July 29 -- Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (Bapex) has initiated drilling works at a new gas well in Boro Charigaon village under Nabipur Union of Senbagh upazil... Read More


Bangladesh Bank clears way for PayPal, other global digital payment services

Dhaka, July 29 -- Bangladesh Bank has cleared the regulatory path for the introduction of international digital payment and money transfer services in Bangladesh allowing local banks to partner with g... Read More


Two siblings drown in Kishoreganj pond

, July 29 -- Two siblings drowned in a pond at Khalapara village in Mithamoin upazila of Kishoreganj district on Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Rifat Mia, 4, and Safa Akter, 2-- two child... Read More


Afroza murder in Badda: Driver sentenced to death

Dhaka, July 29 -- A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced a driver to death for killing his employer Afroza Sultana in Dhaka's Maddhya Badda area in 2022. The condemned convict is Hridoy Bepari alias Hr... Read More


Measles death toll stands at 831 as 3 more children die in 24 hours

Dhaka, July 29 -- Three more children died from measles and measles-like symptoms in 24 hours until 8:00am on Wednesday, bringing Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related... Read More