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Coast guards seize liquors worth Tk 40 lakh from Patenga
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Coast guards seize liquors worth Tk 40 lakh from Patenga Photo: BSS CHATTOGRAM, July 20, 2025 (BSS) – A team of Bangladesh Coast Guard (CG) today seized illegal foreign liquor worth about Taka 40 lakh from Patenga, Chattogram. Coast Guard Media...
Bangladesh ex-police boss pleads guilty to crimes against humanity in 2024 protests
Citizen TV Kenya
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July 10, 2025
Bangladesh's former police chief pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity committed during a crackdown on protests last year, while ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina was formally indicted, prosecutors said after the trial resumed Thursday. Up to...
Bangladesh ex-top cop pleads guilty to crimes against humanity in 2024 protest crackdown
Malay Mail
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July 10, 2025
DHAKA, July 10 — Bangladesh’s former police chief pleaded guilty to crimes against humanity committed during a crackdown on protests last year, while ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina was formally indicted, prosecutors said after the trial resumed...
Dhaka set for ACC return as India-Sri Lanka pushback fails
Daily Times
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July 10, 2025
The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has confirmed its Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 24, despite objections from cricket boards of India and Sri Lanka. ACC President Mohsin Naqvi officially invited all member...
Holiday Inn Dhaka's Ilish Restaurant Evolves Into Attractive Event Venue
MENAFN
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July 10, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Holiday Inn Dhaka City Centre announces the transformation of its signature dining outlet Ilish. Once a well-known restaurant named after the iconic Bengali fish, has now evolved into an elegant and versatile...
Holidaymaker's warning after food poisoning from popular dish left her hospitalised and unable to walk due to rare complication
Daily Mail
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July 10, 2025
A woman has claimed eating a popular food while on holiday gave her a Victorian disease that left her unable to walk and in hospital for three weeks. Danielle Hendricks, 32, initially had stomach troubles while travelling in India, but didn't...
Bangladesh Confirms Chikungunya Outbreak in Dhaka
Precision Vaccinations
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(Vax-Before-Travel News)The reappearance of 138 chikungunya cases in the People's Republic of Bangladesh in 2024 after a 7-year absence indicated the potential for larger outbreaks in the future. In June 2025, the Institute of Epidemiology,...
Dhaka Medical College to reopen Saturday, hostels to open Friday
The Business Standard
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July 9, 2025
After weeks of student protests and academic standstill, Dhaka Medical College (DMC) is set to reopen on Saturday (12 July). The college dormitories will also be open to students from 8am on Friday (11 July), according to an official notice issued...
Indonesia Highlights Key Travel Destinations At Rome Event
MENAFN
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July 13, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) Dhaka: Wonderful Indonesia, the official tourism campaign of the Ministry of Tourism of the Republic of Indonesia, is bringing the country's rich culture, nature, and hospitality to the heart of Rome this July. From...
Bangladesh Pavilion: A Symphony of Tradition and Innovation
Nippon
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July 9, 2025
Expo 2025 Osaka Kansai Guideto Japan Global Exchange Travel Jul 9, 2025 Exhibits at the Bangladesh Pavilion at the Osaka Expo highlights the country’s textile products. Celebrating Textile Culture as a Cornerstone for Economic Growth Bangladesh...
'Rapid Pass' launched for Hatirjheel circular bus service
The Business Standard
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July 20, 2025
The Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority (DTCA) has officially launched the 'Rapid Pass', a digital fare payment system, for the Hatirjheel circular bus service, aiming to modernise urban transport and ensure a smoother commuting experience for...
Worldwide Curry: A Bengali Artist Spans East And West Via Switzerland
MENAFN
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July 20, 2025
(MENAFN- Swissinfo) Since moving to Switzerland in 2018, Ishita Chakraborty has deepened the scope of her work, dissolving geographical and conceptual borders from India to Brazil. Interviewed in her Swiss studio, she discusses her restrictive...
Travel ban on Salman, his son, ex-IFIC Bank officials imposed
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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A special court in Dhaka on Tuesday issued a travel ban on 13 individuals, mostly related to the IFIC Bank, including its former Chairman Salman Fazlur Rahman and Vice-Chairman Ahmed Shayan Fazlur Rahman in connection with a graft case filed...
Bangladesh’s economic expansion slows in June as growth weakens in key sector: PMI
The Business Standard
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July 8, 2025
Bangladesh's economy expanded at a slower pace last month, as the June reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) declined by 5.8 points from the previous month, recording a slower expansion rate of 53.1. This latest PMI reading...
Tourists cancel hotel bookings
Bangladesh Post
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A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal has led to continuous rainfall and rough sea conditions in Cox’s Bazar, severely affecting tourism in the region while thousands of people have been affected by the threat of landslides in Teknaf. As the...
Bangladesh shifts towards China as India relations strain post-revolution
The Sun Daily
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July 8, 2025
DHAKA: Protests that ousted Bangladesh’s government last year have led to a diplomatic realignment, with Dhaka strengthening ties with China while relations with India deteriorate. The shift comes after India expressed displeasure over the removal...
Dhaka gets relief as Trump pushes tariff deadline to 1 Aug
The Business Standard
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July 7, 2025
Dhaka has found some relief after the United States extended the deadline for enforcing reciprocal tariffs on several countries, including Bangladesh, by three weeks to 1 August. Commerce ministry officials say the extension provides valuable time...
Bangladesh’s June PMI recorded an expansion rate at 53.1
Bangladesh Post
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Bangladesh’s June Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) recorded an expansion rate at 53.1. The Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and Policy Exchange Bangladesh (PEB), successfully released the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’...
Travel ban imposed on retired PDB engineer Hazrat Ali over corruption allegations
The Business Standard
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July 7, 2025
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Mohammad Hazrat Ali, a retired chief engineer of the Power Development Board (PDB), amid an ongoing investigation into allegations of illegal wealth accumulation. The order was issued today (7 July) by...
Currencies of Bangladesh, Sri Lanka to be convertible in Nepal
Xinhua News Agency
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KATHMANDU, July 11 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's central bank announced on Friday that it would categorize the Bangladeshi and Sri Lankan currencies as convertible foreign exchanges in the country, a move that has made tourism professionals happy. "The...