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DHAKA : Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has requested the United States to grant Bangladesh a special waiver to import refined diesel and other petroleum products from Russian sources to ease energy pressures. The request was made during a meeting...

SANGSAD BHABAN : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that the government has taken necessary steps to formulate action plans for the next 180 days, the upcoming fiscal year and the next five years to...

SANGSAD BHABAN : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today informed the Jatiya Sangsad (JA) that an estimated US$234 billion was siphoned off from Bangladesh during the tenure of the previous fascist government. "According to the White Paper Preparation Committee formed by...

DHAKA : Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for a major shift in approach to ensure the effective, timely, and sustainable implementation of development projects under the Annual Development Program (ADP). He...

DHAKA : Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today outlined a comprehensive strategy to navigate what he described as a ‘triple crisis’ facing the national economy, emphasizing a shift from debt-dependency to an investment-led growth model while...

DHAKA : Iran has granted permission for six Bangladesh-flagged ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz to pass. Iran’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi disclosed the development at a press conference at the Iranian Embassy here today. “We informed Tehran...

CHATTOGRAM : The ship MV MP Ultra Max 2, carrying 61,000 metric tons of wheat from the United States (US) as part of Cash Purchase Agreement No. 3 between the US and Bangladesh, has arrived at the outer Anchorage...

WASHINGTON : US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to other countries to secure the vital Strait of Hormuz oil shipping channel. The...

Bangladesh is planning to increase fuel imports from India as supplies from the Middle East face disruption due to the ongoing conflict. Foreign Minister Dr. Khalilur Rahman is set to visit New Delhi ahead of attending the Indian Ocean Conference...

DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today directed the Education Ministry to explore alternative measures to ease traffic congestion in the capital during school hours. The premier came up with the directive at a meeting with Education Minister Dr ANM...