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Bangladesh to roll out 'Probashi Card' in mid-August

Bangladesh, July 18 -- The government is going to launch the "Probashi Card" for Bangladeshi expatriates under a pilot project in mid-August to provide services and benefits to them. The decision was... Read More


Three Bangladesh-origin men among 8 charged in UK historical child sex abuse inquiry

Bangladesh, July 18 -- Three men of Bangladeshi origin are among eight suspects charged with a total of 34 offences following a long-running investigation into alleged child sexual exploitation in Sou... Read More


Results of SSC, equivalent exams slated for Monday deferred

Bangladesh, July 18 -- The results of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations will not be published on Monday, authorities have said. They on Saturday attributed th... Read More


Blast at 'illegal' firecracker factory kills eight in western India

Bangladesh, July 18 -- An explosion inside an "illegal" firecracker factory in the Indian state of Gujarat has claimed the lives of at least five people and left nine in critical condition, reports ND... Read More


Bangladesh should strengthen ties with China in national interest, says Fakhrul

Bangladesh, July 18 -- Local Government Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for stronger relations with China, saying it is in Bangladesh's national interest while stressing the need to ma... Read More


Decomposed body washed ashore in Nijhum Dwip yet to be recovered

Bangladesh, July 17 -- An unidentified, partially decomposed body that washed ashore on Nijhum Dwip in Noakhali's Hatia Upazila has remained unrecovered more than a day after it was first spotted. Lo... Read More


Missing cleaner found dead after 25 hours in Old Dhaka drain

Bangladesh, July 17 -- After more than 25 hours of frantic rescue efforts, firefighters have recovered the body of a sanitation worker who went missing while cleaning a drain in Old Dhaka. Fire Servi... Read More


Al-Arafah Islami Bank picks new chairman as KDS Group takes control

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Al-Arafah Islami Bank's board of directors has picked new leadership, after control of the bank passed to Chattogram-based KDS Group. Veteran entrepreneur Badiur Rahman has ret... Read More


All flood relief work will continue until rehabilitation is complete, says Minister Khosru

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury says the government will continue relief efforts until rehabilitation of flood-affected people is complete. After distributing rel... Read More


River erosion cuts off Jhalakathi village, turns it into island

Bangladesh, July 17 -- Continuous erosion by the Bishkhali and Gazalia rivers has cut off Islamabad village in Jhalakathi's Nalchity from the mainland, turning it into an island. The remaining 45 fam... Read More