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India News | Assam Police Push Back Five Bangladeshi, Three Rohingyas to Bangladesh from Cachar and Sribhumi
Guwahati (Assam) [India], July 10 (ANI): The Assam Police in the early hours of Thursday pushed back five Bangladeshi citizens and three Rohingyas back to Bangladesh from Cachar and Sribhumi. Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma shared a post...
China willing to always be trustworthy, good friend, neighbor, partner to Bangladesh: Chinese FM
KUALA LUMPUR, July 10 (Xinhua) -- China is willing to always be a trustworthy good friend, good neighbor, and good partner to Bangladesh, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said here on Thursday when meeting with Touhid Hossain, adviser for foreign...

Covid-19: Bangladesh reports 14 more cases in 24 hours
A total of 14 new Covid-19 cases were reported in Bangladesh in the last 24 hours till Thursday morning, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). With the latest figure, the total number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the...

8-month pregnant woman killed in road accident while going for medical check-up
An eight-month pregnant woman died after a bus rammed into several motorcycles on Mayor Hanif Flyover in Dhaka this morning. The deceased was identified as Meherunnesa Bhumi, 22, a housewife from Madina Chattar area of Jatrabari. She was...

Traffic slows in some spots as Jamaat holds rally
Dhaka witnessed traffic congestion in some areas yesterday as thousands of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami supporters from all over the country converged on Suhrawardy Udyan for the party's national rally. Gridlock was reported since morning across...

Pubali Bank opens booth at Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Wed Jul 9, 2025 08:41 PM Last update on: Wed Jul 9, 2025 08:40 PM Star Business Desk Wed Jul 9, 2025 08:41 PM Last update on: Wed Jul 9, 2025 08:40 PM Pubali Bank PLC has opened a collection booth at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in a bid...

Anosh Inc Foundation is expanding healthcare access through free medical clinics
The clinics provide essential healthcare to underserved communities. The Anosh Inc Foundation is a global non-profit organisation dedicated to transforming access to healthcare through hands-on strategic giving. Founded by Pakistani-British...

Business News | Paisabazaar Launches Credit Premier League to Find India's Most Credit-Healthy Consumers
NewsVoir Gurugram (Haryana) [India], July 10: Paisabazaar, India's leading consumer credit marketplace and free credit score platform, today announced the launch of the Paisabazaar Credit Premier League, a nationwide contest to identify India's...

Bangladesh’s banking sector reforms: ADB to provide $1b in budget support
$500m to be disbursed this fiscal year, the rest in next fiscal year 25 conditions including creation of a stability fund to recapitalise distressed banks Central bank will formulate detailed strategies utilising these funds The Asian Development...

Inside the journey of a Bangladeshi academic chasing a PhD at Texas A&M
Md Hasan Al Banna is a two-time recipient of the Gold Medal and Chancellor's Award from Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP), and a nominee for the Prime Minister's Gold Medal. He is a member of the first graduating batch from the...

From Dhaka to Balochistan: Pakistan’s Repeating Tragedy
Imagine today is December 16, 1971 and you are a Pakistani Soldier present at Suhrawardy Udyan, Dhaka, seeing your leader General Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, standing, surrounded by troops and holding a surrender paper in his hand. The same General...

Lamiya Morshed: Redefining Public Leadership Through the SDGs—A Transformative Example for Bangladesh and South Asia
“Efficiency is intelligent laziness.” — David Dunham. Ms. Lamiya Morshed has been the Principal Coordinator for SDG Affairs in the rank of Senior Secretary to the Government of Bangladesh since August 2024—a historical first that indicates the...

3 of a family suffer burns in Dhaka’s Jatrabari
Published : 10 Jul 2025, 11:46 AM Updated : 10 Jul 2025, 11:46 AM Three members of a family have suffered burn injuries after a fire that sparked from a gas cylinder in the kitchen of a house in Dhaka’s Jatrabari. The injured have been admitted to...

Coast Guard provides free medical services in Munshiganj
Bangladesh Coast Guard organised a free medical camp in Kandipara, Louhajang, Munshiganj, providing healthcare and medicines to the underprivileged on Wednesday. The medical camp, held from 9 AM to 1 PM by BCG Composite Station Padma under the...

Remittance Inflow in Bangladesh: From Record Highs to Future Challenges
Bangladesh has witnessed a remarkable economic milestone as remittance inflows reached an all-time high of $30.04 billion in the year 2024–25, a 25.50% increase compared to the previous fiscal year (FY24). The country is one of the world’s top...

India News | Congress Seeks PM's Reply in Parliament on Pahalgam Attack, Trump Remarks, ECI Actions
New Delhi [India], July 20 (ANI): The Congress party has demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi respond to debates in the Monsoon Session of the Parliament on various issues, including the Pahalgam terror attack, US President Donald Trump's...

Bangladesh, Turkey affirm mutual cooperation for football development
Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:48 PM Last update on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:57 PM BSS, Dhaka Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:48 PM Last update on: Fri Jul 4, 2025 10:57 PM A bilateral meeting took place at the headquarters of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) in Istanbul...

Bangladesh Head Coach abandons team in Sri Lanka to fly out
Bangladesh head coach Phil Simmons has left the team midway through their ongoing ODI series against Sri Lanka in away conditions. Simmons's exit comes at a challenging time for Bangladesh, who suffered a 1-0 defeat in the Test series and went on...

SAD condemns expulsion of July movement activist from Chattogram Medical College hostel
The Chattogram Metropolitan unit of the Students Against Discrimination (SAD) has strongly protested the expulsion of fourth-year student Asif Hasan Neon from the Chattogram Medical College (CMC) hostel. In a statement issued on Wednesday (9...
Bangladesh and Türkiye affirm mutual cooperation for football development
On 4 July 2025, a significant bilateral meeting took place at the headquarters of the Turkish Football Federation (TFF) in Istanbul between Bangladesh’s Honorable Youth and Sports Adviser, Mr. Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, and the President of TFF,...