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Zia murder convict Mozzafar held after 45 yrs

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) has detained retired Major Md Mozzaffar Hossain, a convicted fugitive from the assassination case of late President Ziaur Rahman, after 45 years on the run.Additional Commissioner of DMP and also chief of DB Dhaka Metro, Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, said that retried Major Md...

IMF lowers GDP growth forecast to 3.5pc for FY'27

In a latest in-depth analysis of Bangladesh economy's weak spots, the International Monetary Fund has revised down the country's gross domestic product (GDP) growth to 3.5 per cent this fiscal year, principally for neglecting reforms. Worse even, the IMF alerts that the economic-growth rate could remain below 3.0 per cent...

US expands strikes into northern Iran

DUBAI (United Arab Emirates) July 16 (AP): The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early Thursday, hitting targets further north as American forces also fired into a ship the U.S. accused of trying to break its naval blockade on the Islamic Republic. Iran retaliated with missile and drone fire...

Invest Bangladesh to be formed by unifying BIDA, BEZA & PPPA

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA), and the Public Private Partnership Authority (PPPA) are set to be unified, reports BSS.To this end, the Invest Bangladesh Bill, 2026 was passed in Parliament on Wednesday. It will come into effect from the date determined by the...

Eight more children die with measles symptoms

Eight more children died with measles-like symptoms in the country in the past 24 hours until 8:0 am on Thursday, according to health authorities.With the latest daily tally, the total fatalities from measles and measles-like symptoms rose to 779 since mid-March this year.Of them, 95 were confirmed as measles cases,...

Licensing, utility woes hinder investment: Experts

Licensing bottlenecks, power shortages, utility constraints and high borrowing costs are among the biggest challenges facing investors in Bangladesh, participants in a workshop observed on Thursday.They also noted that high lending rates have made it difficult for entrepreneurs to secure working capital for setting up new industries.The observations came at...

Scaloni meets mentor De la Fuente in Argentina-Spain final

Spain swept aside France, Argentina scrambled past England and the World Cup final has been handed a scriptwriter's dream: European champions against world and South American champions, with a teacher and his old pupil in opposite technical areas, reports Reuters.Luis de la Fuente's Spain will try to deliver the country's...