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MPs can no longer bypass ministry for missions

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh missions abroad have been told to channel visiting MPs' requests for meetings and events through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka. The directive covers requests ... Read More


Dengue: 6 more die, 1,942 hospitalised

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh has reported six new dengue deaths and 1,942 hospital admissions from the Aedes mosquito-borne disease over the last 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Ser... Read More


Measles: 5 more die, toll passes 1,100

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Bangladesh has reported five more suspected measles deaths in a 24-hour count. The Directorate General of Health Services on Tuesday said 1,255 people were hospitalised with suspec... Read More


Durga Puja brings 5-day holiday

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- This year's Durga Puja will stretch into a five-day holiday, with the government adding two days off by executive order to the festival calendar. Oct 21, Wednesday, will be a publi... Read More


Barcelona's goal machine is rewriting the rules

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Barcelona have turned the weeks of the season into a goal-scoring spectacle, and the numbers suggest this is more than a hot streak. Hansi Flick's side have scored 31 goals in seve... Read More


PM meets president at Bangabhaban

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. It was the premier's first meeting with the head of state there since Fakhrul assum... Read More


Radda's operations returning to 'normal'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- From roadside tarpaulins to a damaged room, Radda MCH-FP Centre is gradually restoring healthcare services after its demolition. Vaccination resumed indoors on Monday and continued... Read More


Jute exporters target $1bn earnings by 2030

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Jute-sector entrepreneurs have placed a set of recommendations before the government, targeting $1 billion in exports of diversified jute products by 2030 and the creation of around... Read More


President urges restraint in AI use

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be kept within reasonable limits, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. The president made the remarks when a delegation le... Read More


HC drops Asif Mahmud's writ plea over ACC briefings

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud's challenge to two Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) press briefings has been dropped from the High Court's vacation-bench cause... Read More