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Remittance inflow rises nearly 16% to $2.86b in July

Staff Reporter: Bangladesh received $2.86 billion in remittances in July, the first month of the 2026-27 fiscal year, registering a 15.79% year-on-year increase as expatriate Bangladeshis continued to send more Read More

Ex-IGP Benazir released from Dubai jail on conditional bail

Rooppur enters final stage of power generation, when will commercial operation begin

BIWTA: Character degradation described as ‘Effect of Devil’s Breath’

PM seeks stronger public-private partnership to boost economy

Tribunal judges inspect RAB ‘secret detention site’

PM calls for continued US investment in Bangladesh

BSS: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday called for continued US investment in Bangladesh, particularly in warehousing, soybean, cotton, wheat and the information technology sector. The premier made the call

Trump stuck in Iran stalemate with no easy way out

CNN: The US war in Iran is in desperate need of new thinking. Despite new US strikes Wednesday following President Donald Trump’s f-bomb warning that Iran is due another “beating,”

Petrobangla to raise gas, CNG prices again

Staff Reporter: Petrobangla has submitted a proposal to the Energy and Mineral Resources Division to hike gas prices for power generation and CNG to lessen the government’s subsidy burden. According

Hasina’s extradition request being considered: Indian govt tells parliament

Dhaka had formally sought her extradition in December 2024 Int’l Desk: India is examining Bangladesh’s request for the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, the government has told a