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Dhallywood actor Shiba Shanu has been appointed Managing Director (MD) of the Bangladesh Artists’ Welfare Trust at the rank of an Additional Secretary.
The Wall Street Journal reported that Vance sent the letter at Trump's direction. When asked by reporters later on Wednesday if he directed Vance to reach out to Iran to restart peace negotiations, Trump said: "No."
Bangladesh and Spain have discussed ways to enhance bilateral cooperation, particularly in trade, investment, cultural exchanges, sports diplomacy, tourism and skilled migration.
Heat exposure cost 29.3 billion potential work hours, worth $15.8b.
The discovery of former Bangladesh Air Force flight lieutenant KM Tahsif Souri’s body in Dhaka’s Turag River has drawn widespread attention, not only because of the unexplained circumstances surrounding his death but also because of his name’s earlier...
A letter calls for a 10-member interim committee, but officials say they have not seen it and questions remain over its authority
The government has ordered officials who sublet or rented out their government-allocated flats, wholly or partially, to remove all tenants
More than 900 Civil Guard personnel are helping identify victims, urging for DNA samples
The National Citizen Party (NCP) has called a mass protest at Shahbagh on Friday, pressing a five-point charter of demands led by the resignation of Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood. In a message issued Thursday night, the party said it...
More than 41,000 US Department of Homeland Security personnel have reportedly been exposed in a massive data leak involving a database called "Icepick". The leaked information includes employee names, work addresses, phone numbers, job descriptions, and details of sensitive government operations, affecting thousands of ICE and Customs and Border Protection personnel. A group
His nearest rival, Delawar Hosen of the Jamaat-led alliance, secured 96,513 votes, with voter turnout standing at 64.81%.
Mbappe should be allowed to move on after apology, says French federation chief
Battery-run rickshaws will be barred from national highways, expressways, elevated expressways and Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) roads under new regulations issued by the government to regulate their movement and restore order on city streets. The Local Government Division under...
The government has introduced eight new decisions on salaries, allowances and other benefits for officials appointed on a contractual basis
Both sides agree to take steps to explore opportunities to work together in new sectors, says Bangladesh's finance ministry
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Electricity supply to national grid expected by year end
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku on Thursday called on scientists and researchers to ensure domestic production of all livestock vaccines to meet the country's entire demand and reduce dependence on imports.
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