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$630m loan deal inked with JICA

The long-struggling Joydebpur-Ishwardi double-line railway project is going to get a big boost as Japan has come forward with massive $630-million assistance for installing the tracks, officials said on Friday.On Friday in Dhaka, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) confirmed the $630 million loan (JPY 92,077 million) for the project...

DUCSU polls now a hot topic on campus

The long-awaited Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election is knocking at the door, and excitement is running high among students.For most of them, it will be their first experience participating in election to DUCSU, often dubbed the "second parliament" of the country.Leaders and activists of various student organisations are...

India claims its exports to Bangladesh face non-tariff barriers

New Delhi has claimed that India's exports to Bangladesh are facing challenges due to non-tariff barriers.Indian authorities concerned through Bangladesh high commission in New lodged the claim and sought necessary steps to look into the issue, an official document revealed.The Bangladesh mission in India has communicated the Indian authorities' clam...

Ready to engage with BD in all matters constructively: India

India on Friday said they are "prepared to engage" with Bangladesh on all matters in an environment that is "conducive" to mutually beneficial dialogue, reports UNB."We share 54 rivers, which also includes the Ganga. To discuss all relevant issues that form part of this cooperation, the two countries have bilateral...

Bird strike forces Biman flight to make emergency landing

An aircraft of the Biman Bangladesh Airlines on Friday was forced to make an emergency landing at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) in Dhaka shortly after a successful take-off due to an unexpected bird strike on one of its engines. The flight, carrying 7 crew members and 154 passengers,...

36 Bangladeshis held in Malaysia over militant ties

Malaysian police have detained 36 Bangladeshi nationals who were "found to be directly involved in a radical militant movement based on Islamic State (IS) extremist beliefs and violent ideology", reports Malaysian outlet Straits Times.Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail told the publication that the security raid was carried out...

Three killed in gunfight in Khulna

KHULNA, Jun 27 (UNB):Three people, including two suspected drug dealers, were killed and another was injured in separate incidents in Rupsa and Harintana areas of Khulna on Thursday night.The deceased were identified as suspected drug smugglers Sabbir, Saddam and sand trader Bablu Dutta.The bullet-hit Miraz fled from a private hospital...

Shoppers crowd the Holiday Market in the capital's Motijheel area

Shoppers crowd the Holiday Market in the capital's Motijheel area on Friday as business returns to normal following the extended Eid-ul-Azha holiday. — FE Photo

Ratha Yatra celebrated in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, June 27 (BSS): The two-hundred-year-old traditional Ratha Yatra, the chariot festival of Sri Jagannath Dev, was celebrated on Friday with due religious fervor and enthusiasm in the port city and its adjacent upazilas.The festival began on the banks of Nandankanan Rath Pond with grand arrangements. City Mayor Dr Shahdat...

BSF pushes 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas into Sylhet

SYLHET, June 27 (UNB): India's Border Security Force (BSF) pushed 31 people, including 14 Rohingyas, into Bangladesh through two border points in Sylhet's Jaintapur upazila, according to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).BGB sources said 14 Rohingya nationals were pushed in through the Lalakhal Bagchhara area of Jaintapur at around 07:45pm on...