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Businesses urge removal of tariff, non-tariff barriers to boost export

Bangladeshi businesses request that the government take initiative to enhance exports to India through land ports and remove roadblocks to trade with the largest neighbouring economy to bridge a yawning gap.According to industry insiders, they made the requests in proposals submitted to the Ministry of Commerce ahead of the 16th...

Heavy rain triggers waterlogging in city

Heavy rain triggered severe waterlogging across several parts of the capital on Wednesday afternoon, disrupting traffic and daily activities as dark clouds plunged Dhaka into near-darkness.According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), Dhaka recorded 42 millimetres of rainfall during the afternoon.The sudden downpour caused fresh suffering to commuters, with roads...

Advance train ticket sale begins ahead of Eid

The authorities of Bangladesh Railway (BR) started on Wednesday selling advance train tickets for the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha.Tickets for May 23-the first day of Eid travel-went on sale on Wednesday (May 13, 2026).To ensure passenger conveniences, tickets of 100 per cent seats are being sold online.Tickets for May 24, 25, 26,...

Measles, such symptoms claim eight more lives

At least eight more children died from measles-related infections, including one confirmed measles case, in the last 24 hours until Wednesday, taking the total death toll to 432 amid growing concern over malnutrition and post-infection complications among affected children. According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), 69 of...

Govt reappoints 96 officers through 27th BCS

The government has issued a revised gazette reappointing 96 officers to different Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) cadres under the first result of the 27th BCS examination, more than a decade after the recruitment process became entangled in legal disputes and controversy.Although all of the officers are already serving in various...

24,000 die a year in BD due to high-sodium foods

Processed and ultra-processed foods including packaged snacks and processed meat are among the leading contributors to excessive salt intake in Bangladesh, speakers said at an awareness seminar on Wednesday, reports UNB.According to the World Health Organization (WHO), excessive salt consumption causes nearly 1.7 million deaths globally each year. In Bangladesh,...

Chinese joint venture to rehabilitate first Jamuna Bridge

A Chinese joint-venture (JV) company has been assigned to rehabilitate Bangladesh's first longest bridge over the Jamuna River as railway tracks have been withdrawn from there.The tracks were removed after constructing a dedicated railway bridge on the river last year.The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) and CCCC-CRBC JV signed the contract...

Gas explosion at Meghnaghat plant canteen burns 12

At least 12 people suffered burn injuries after a gas explosion rocked the canteen of JERA Meghnaghat Power Plant Limited in Sonargaon Upazila of Narayanganj on Wednesday afternoon, reports BSS.The injured were immediately taken to the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS) for treatment.According to officials, the explosion...