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As rivers swallow villages, one wooden house keeps hope afloat

Dhaka, July 12 -- year-old fisherman Mohammad Sumon Midya, the hardest battle is not making a living from the river. It is holding on to a place to call home. The river has already claimed two of the... Read More


Govt to continue action against money launderers, looters: Minister

, July 12 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said the government will continue taking legal action against those accused of looting public money and laundering it abroad, reite... Read More


BGB deployed in 11 flood-hit districts

Dhaka, July 12 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has been deployed in 11 flood-affected districts across the country to assist flood victims. BGB Headquarters Public Relations Officer Shariful Islam o... Read More


PM orders maximum preparedness to protect lives, property amid waterlogging

Dhaka, July 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed all relevant agencies and field-level administration to remain on maximum alert and work in close coordination to protect lives and p... Read More


PM asks authorities to complete Dhanmondi, Gulshan lake projects on time

, July 12 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed the authorities concerned to complete projects to restore Dhanmondi and Gulshan lakes within the stipulated timeframe, stressing coordinat... Read More


Govt expanding tax net through reforms, not higher tax rates: Finance Minister

, July 12 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said the government has undertaken a series of measures to broaden the country's tax base without increasing tax rates. The minist... Read More


DSE reshuffles DS30 index, adds BSRM, ACME Lab, Power Grid

, July 12 -- The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has completed the semi-annual rebalancing of its DSE Bangladesh 30 Index (DS30), bringing in three new companies while dropping three others. According to ... Read More


First janaza of Jamiruddin Sircar held

, July 12 -- e-janaza of former Speaker and former acting President Barrister Jamiruddin Sircar was held in the capital on Sunday. The janaza was held at Taqwa Mosque in Dhanmondi after Zohr prayers.... Read More


Bangladesh to negotiate new IMF programme without compromising public interest: Khosru

, July 12 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said Bangladesh will negotiate a new programme with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) that safeguards public interest and the c... Read More


Heavy rain leaves BNP headquarters waterlogged

, July 12 -- Water entered the ground floor of the BNP's central office at Nayapaltan as continuous rainfall inundated roads and neighbourhoods across the capital on Sunday. The long stretch of the r... Read More