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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...
Asia Cup uncertainty threatens major revenue blow for PCB
Orissa Post
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July 21, 2025
Karachi: As uncertainty looms over this year’s Asia Cup T20 tournament, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is staring at a potential financial setback, with significant revenue losses likely if the event doesn’t proceed as planned. The Pakistan...
Alia Bhatt Produced Difficult Daughters Selected For Asian Project Market At BIFF
MENAFN
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July 21, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Mumbai, July 21 (IANS) As many as 30 projects have been selected for this year's Asian Project Market, including Alia Bhatt's“Difficult Daughters” among others, as announced by Busan International Film Festival (BIFF). The line-up...
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...
Tripura court sends Bangladeshi woman, Indian lover to 14-day judicial...
The Morung Express
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Agartala, July 11 (IANS): A Tripura court has remanded a 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her Indian lover to 14-day judicial custody after they were arrested in the state's Sepahijala district, officials said on Friday. A police official said...
20km tailback grips Dhaka-Sylhet highway
BDNews24
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Persistent rainfall over the past several days has created potholes in parts of the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway, causing a 20km tailback in the Brahmanbaria section. The congestion began on Friday, stretching from Ashuganj roundabout to Shahbazpur via...
Study links surge in lightning disasters in Bangladesh to transboundary air pollution
Mongabay
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July 11, 2025
Air pollution — especially from transboundary dust and sulfate particles — is intensifying lightning activity in Bangladesh, particularly during the pre-monsoon season. Studies show that these pollutants, mostly coming in from northern and western...
Hasina’s close aides try to transfer assets in UK
New Age Bangladesh
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Steps to be taken to prevent property transaction: ACC Staff Correspondent 20 July, 2025, 23:59 Several Bangladeshis who are under the Anti-Corruption Commission scrutiny in Bangladesh appear to have either sold, transferred or refinanced property...
Study: 90% of APAC luxury travellers book with wellness in mind
Marketing-Interactive
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90% of high-net-worth (HNW) travellers in Asia Pacific (APAC) now consider wellness a key factor in their travel decisions, signalling a profound shift in the region’s luxury travel landscape, according to a new report by Marriott International’s...
Roadwork delays trigger 25km tailback on Dhaka-Sylhet highway
The Business Standard
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July 11, 2025
Traffic on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway came to a near halt last night (10 July), with a 25-kilometre tailback stretching from Ashuganj Golchattar to Rampur in Bijoynagar, due to slow-moving road development works and unrepaired potholes. The...
Tripura Court Sends Bangladeshi Woman, Indian Lover To 14-Day Judicial Custody
MENAFN
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July 11, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, July 11 (IANS) A Tripura court has remanded a 35-year-old Bangladeshi woman and her Indian lover to 14-day judicial custody after they were arrested in the state's Sepahijala district, officials said on Friday. A police...
Asia Cup cricket's fate hangs on ACC meeting in Dhaka; BCCI's request to Asian Cricket Council under review - Reports
Mint
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July 11, 2025
The fate of the men's cricket Asia Cup 2025 will be decided in an Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting, scheduled to be held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on June 25-26, according to a Times Now report. India are originally the hosts of the Asia Cup 2025,...
General : Bangladesh Gains China, Canada Backing On Investment, Humanitarian Aid
Bernama
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July 11, 2025
By Ahmad Aidil Syukri Hamzah KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Bernama) -- China and Canada have expressed interest in strengthening cooperation with Bangladesh in trade, investment and humanitarian aid, particularly in supporting the displaced Rohingya...
Asia Cup 2025 under cloud as India, Sri Lanka skip key ACC meet in Dhaka amid political tensions
Daijiworld News
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July 11, 2025
Daijiworld Media Network- New Delhi New Delhi, Jul 12: The upcoming Asia Cup 2025 has been thrown into fresh uncertainty after India and Sri Lanka reportedly declined to attend the crucial Asian Cricket Council (ACC) meeting slated to be held in...