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Riding the rough ride: ADB projects modest growth for Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 10 -- Bangladesh's gross domestic product (GDP) will grow by 4.0% in fiscal year 2025-26 and 4.7% in FY27, up from 3.5% in FY25, according to the latest Asian Development Outlook (ADO) Ap... Read More


Nepal, Bangladesh foreign ministers meet on sidelines of Indian Ocean Conference

Dhaka, April 10 -- Nepal's Minister for Foreign Affairs Shisir Khanal held a meeting on Friday with Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman on the margins of the Indian Ocean Conference in Port... Read More


Faridpur man arrested in rape case after luring widow with 'family card' offer

Faridpur, April 10 -- Police on Friday have arrested a man accused in a rape case in Faridpur after he allegedly lured a widow by promising a "family card". The accused, Sujon Sheikh, was arrested in... Read More


Bangladeshi woman killed in Israeli airstrike on Beirut building

, April 10 -- A woman from Faridpur district has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut's Hamra area of Lebanon amid the ongoing Middle East conflict. The deceased, Dipali Akter, daughter of S... Read More


4 arrested over horse meat sold as beef in Munshiganj

Munshiganj, April 10 -- Police have arrested four members of a gang accused of slaughtering sick and aged horses and selling the meat as beef in Gazaria upazila of Munshiganj. The arrested individual... Read More


Elderly man injured over land dispute in Pirojpur; one arrested with firearm

, April 10 -- An elderly man was seriously injured and a man was arrested with a firearm following a land boundary dispute in Bhandaria upazila of Pirojpur on Friday morning. The incident took place ... Read More


CGS-FES workshop promotes dialogue among young women politicians

Dhaka, April 10 -- A workshop titled "Nationalism, the State and the Civil Society: Understanding State-Society Relations" was jointly organized by the Center for Governance Studies (CGS) and Friedric... Read More


Hasnat asked to ditch 'Shahbagh-like attitude' in Parliament by Speaker

Sangsad Bhaban, April 10 -- Irked with what he described as a 'Shahbagh-like attitude', Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad on Friday asked NCP's Hasnat Abdullah, MP for Cumilla-4, to adopt Parliamentary norms.... Read More


Stampede at Narsingdi qulkhani leaves 15 injured

, April 10 -- At least 15 people, including a child, were injured in a stampede during a qulkhani (Quran recitation and condolence gathering) in Madhabdi area of Narsingdi Sadar on Friday. The incide... Read More


Opposition MPs stage walkout as JS heats up over July Memorial Museum Bill

, April 10 -- The opposition parties in the Jatiya Sangshad staged a walkout on Friday evening, levelling serious allegations of a "breach of trust" against the ruling government. Led by the Leader o... Read More