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Accused has past criminal record: Police

Police on Friday said Zakir Hossain alias Sohel Rana, the prime accused in the murder of seven-year-old Ramisa Akter in the capital's Pallabi, had previously been involved in various criminal activities."His previous record is not good, and he was of bad character," Mohammad Shafiqul Islam, detective branch (DB) chief and...

WB raising $2.0b in quick financing within FY26

Bangladesh expects an off-the-cuff US$1.835-billion financing from the World Bank for use before the close of the current fiscal year to cushion the economy against mounting external shocks, sources say.Of the amount, the financier has proposed an emergency financing fund worth up to $250 million for Bangladesh government to tackle...

11 more children die of measles, symptoms

Eleven more children died of measles and measles-like symptoms across the country in the past 24 hours until 8:0 am on Friday, said the health authorities.With the latest daily tally, the total death toll from measles and its symptoms reached 499 since mid-March, according to the Directorate General of Health...

Oct-Dec'25 deficit falls 15pc

Bangladesh's trade deficit with its seven neighbouring countries narrowed by more than 15 per cent to $1.70 billion during the October-December quarter of this fiscal year, according to the Bangladesh Bank data.This reflects a decline in imports from major regional trading partners - India and Pakistan.The deficit was $2.65 billion...

Pakistan seeks breakthrough in US-Iran talks

Iran's foreign minister met his Pakistani counterpart on Friday to discuss proposals to end the US-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran's uranium stockpile and controls on the Strait of Hormuz, reports Reuters.Two days after presenting the Iranians with the latest US message...

Track record of implementation deficiency remains concern

An abrupt quantum leap in development-budget allocations for education and health sectors for the upcoming fiscal year stokes implementation concern because their historically poor project- execution track records.Analysts view this aggressive funding strategy as a "high-stakes gamble" as they think pumping record amounts of money into ministries notorious for missing...