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Iran top leader Khamenei killed

PALM BEACH, United States, Mar 1 (AFP): Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader since 1989 and sworn enemy of the West, was killed in the opening salvo of a massive US and Israeli attack that extended into a second day Sunday, as the two powers seek to topple the Islamic...

Managing bad assets, reopening closed factories stressed

Bangladesh Bank's new governor rolls out a to-do list focused on continued reforms to manage banking sector's distressed assets and reopen closed factories for economic pickup and job generation. Bangladesh Bank will continue its reform programme to make banking services faster and more efficient for both the central bank and...

Higher remittance flow props reserves

Migrant workers continued to remit home over US$3.0 billion every month between December and February of the current fiscal year, providing a prop to Bangladesh's forex reserves.Economists say such steady remittance inflow helps the country maintain macroeconomic and balance-of-payments (BoP) stability while taking steam out of pressures on reserves. According...

Energy imports safe despite escalating Gulf tensions

Bangladesh is unlikely to face any immediate disruption to its imports of oil, liquefied natural gas (LNG) and coal despite escalating conflict in the Middle East, according to energy officials and sector experts.While shipments already en route are expected to arrive on schedule, authorities have cautioned that a prolonged crisis...

PM orders urgent measures for expats’ safety in ME

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman orders urgent measures for safety of Bangladeshi nationals in Iran and across the Middle East as escalating regional conflict forces flight cancellations.After arriving at his office at the secretariat on Sunday morning, Tarique Rahman held meeting with Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman and his foreign affairs adviser...

Flight disruptions leave hundreds stranded at HSIA

Bangladeshi migrants and other passengers travelling to the Middle Eastern countries faced significant disruptions on Sunday due to the conflicting situation there following the US-Israel attack on Iran.Hundreds of travellers were stranded at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka as different airlines cancelled their flights to the Middle Eastern...

Hotel employee held for killing roommate, dumping body parts

Police have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection with the murder and dismemberment of his roommate, whose body parts were recovered from several locations across the capital.The suspect, Md Shahin Alam, an employee at Hirajheel Hotel in Motijheel, was arrested from his workplace on Saturday. He shared a flat with...

Bangladeshi killed in Iranian drone strike on UAE

A Bangladeshi national is among three individuals killed in the United Arab Emirates following a wave of retaliatory drone strikes launched by Iran, the UAE Ministry of Defence has confirmed, reports bdnews24.com.In a statement posted on social media platform X on Sunday, the ministry detailed the scale of the Iranian...