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Commonwealth to assist BD ahead of election

Dhaka, June 12 -- Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey on Tuesday expressed the organisation's willingness to assist Bangladesh in undertaking political and constitutional reforms a... Read More


India intensifies expulsion of suspected foreigners to Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 12 -- India has started to push people it considers illegal immigrants into neighbouring Bangladesh, but human rights activists say authorities are arbitrarily throwing people out of the c... Read More


DGHS issues new Covid guidelines as cases rise

Dhaka, June 12 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has issued an 11-point advisory to curb the spread of Covid-19, following a recent rise in cases in Bangladesh and a global resurgen... Read More


No meeting with Tulip

Dhaka, June 12 -- British MP Tulip Siddiq has sought a meeting with Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, during his visit to London in an effort to "clear the air" over corruption all... Read More


Huge crowds at tourist spots during Eid holidays

Dhaka, June 12 -- The recreation spots across the country have been experiencing a huge gathering of tourists on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of Muslim commun... Read More


LA police enforce curfew as Trump vows to 'liberate' city

Dhaka, June 12 -- Los Angeles police say they have made "mass arrests" after a fifth day of protests over US President Donald Trump's immigration raids. Mayor Karen Bass declared an overnight curfew ... Read More


BNP activist killed in Jashore

Dhaka, June 12 -- A local activist of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was hacked to death allegedly by Awami League members over a longstanding feud at Sharsha upazila in Jashore district. The inc... Read More


Only 15pc work in formal sector out of 75m

Dhaka, June 12 -- Bangladesh has around 75 million workers, but only 15 percent are employed in the formal sector, with the remaining 85 percent in the informal economy. This data was shared by Briga... Read More


Air India Crash: Prof Yunus expresses solidarity with India

Dhaka, June 12 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday expressed condolences at the tragic crash of Air India flight carrying 242 passengers in Ahmedabad and expressed solidarity with pe... Read More


All 242 on board dead in Air India flight crash

Dhaka, June 12 -- An Air India Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner carrying 242 people crashed immediately after take-off from Ahmedabad airport this afternoon, in one of the worst ever aviation tragedies in Indi... Read More