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PM leaves for Beijing on 4-day bilateral visit
11:20 AM, 08 Jul 2024 MondayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday left Dhaka for Beijing on a four-day bilateral visit invited by her Chinese counterpart. The visit is believed to elevate the relations between Bangladesh and China to "comprehensive strategic cooperative partnership" from "strategic partnership".
PM leaves for Beijing Monday on 4-day bilateral visit
10:07 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Beijing on a four-day bilateral visit on Sunday morning...
Gold price hiked by Tk 1603 per bhori
09:09 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association (BAJUS) has decided to raise the price of gold by Tk 1,603 per bhori following an increase in the price of pure gold in the local market...
Five electrocuted in Bogura Ratha Yatra
07:34 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayFive people died from electrocution during a Ratha Yatra in Bogura town on Sunday afternoon. Witnesses and police said a vehicle of Ratha Yatra, a major religious festival of the Hindu community, came in a contact with electric wire on the road...
Bangladesh will be free from homeless people soon: PM
07:21 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Bangladesh will become a country free from homeless and landless people after the distribution of only 11,000 homes.
WHO agency says talc is 'probably' cancer-causing
07:08 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayThe World Health Organization's cancer agency on Friday classified talc as "probably carcinogenic" for humans, however an outside expert warned against misinterpreting the announcement as a "smoking gun"...
Chinese trade delegation meets BGMEA leaders
06:53 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayA delegation representing leading Chinese textile and apparel enterprises met the leaders of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) on Sunday to explore collaboration opportunities in the textile and apparel sector.
20 MoUs likely to be inked during PM's tour of China
06:39 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will depart Dhaka for Beijing on Monday for a four-day visit. During this visit, 20 memorandums of understanding (MoUs) are likely to be signed between Bangladesh and China. The MoUs will emphasise support in economic and banking sectors, trade and investment, the digital economy, infrastructural development, and disaster management.
Quota protesters rally in front of InterContinental
06:12 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayStudents against the quota system in the government jobs have blocked the road in front of InterContinental Dhaka as part of 'Bangla Blockade'...
Teesta Project: India’s proposal takes priority, says Hasan
06:02 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayRegarding the Teesta project, both China and India have proposed involvement, but considering the joint river, India's proposal must be considered first, said Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud.
Govt takes measures to make armed forces global standard: PM
05:18 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said her government has taken measures to make armed forces more developed and global standard as they are the symbol of Bangladesh's sovereignty...
Pope finds ideologies ‘seductive’, warns against 'populists'
05:06 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPope Francis decried the state of democracy and warned against "populists" during a short visit to Trieste in Italy's northeast on Sunday ahead of a 12-day trip to Asia -- the longest of his papacy.
UP chairman shot dead in Munshiganj
03:35 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayA union parishad (UP) chairman was shot dead in Tongibari upazila of Munshiganj on Sunday afternoon over a school managing committee election...
Syndication forces growers to leave animal feed market
03:14 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayOver the past few years, prices of all kinds of animal-based protein have skyrocketed, making them unaffordable for the middle class. Syndicates are often blamed when prices rise, but when it comes to animal meat (beef, chicken, eggs, farmed fish, and milk), marginal farmers bear the brunt of the abnormal costs of animal feed.
Solution to quota issue should come from court: PM
02:43 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said quota issue in the government jobs should be settled in the apex court. She said there is no logic to stage such movement against the apex court verdict regarding restoration of the quota system in the public services leaving study.
Inflation eased to 9.72% in June
02:18 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayOverall inflation has slightly decreased to 9.72 per cent in June, the last month of the just-concluded financial year, down from 9.89 per cent in May. The general, food, and non-food sectors experienced a slight decline in inflation.
Closely monitoring pension, anti-quota movements: Quader
01:45 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayAwami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said he is closely monitoring the pension scheme and anti-quota movements.
Light to moderate rain likely to occur across country
12:48 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayLight to moderate rain or thundershowers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at many places over four divisions and at a few places over other four southern divisions including Dhaka.
BNP forms convening committees in 4 cities
12:20 PM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayBNP has announced fresh convening committees for its units in four cities - Dhaka North, Dhaka South, Chattogram and Barishal. A press release signed by the party’s Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi confirmed the matter on Sunday.
Cannot push back Bangladeshi refugees, Mizoram CM tells Modi
11:17 AM, 07 Jul 2024 SundayUrging the Centre to understand the position of Mizoram in giving shelter to Zo refugees from neighbouring Bangladesh, Chief Minister Lalduhoma has told Prime Minister Narendra Modi that his government would not be able to push them back, an official statement said.