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Bangladesh gets the green light to sign up voters living abroad in five more countries. The Foreign Ministry gave thumbs up to the Election Commission to register expatriate voters from places like the United States. The total number of foreign countries hosting Bangladeshi voters jumps to 15...

Bangladesh officials are ramping up pressure on India to hand over their former leader Sheikh Hasina. Press secretary Shafiqul Alam blasted India for protecting someone accused of terrible crimes against regular people. He posted angry messages on Facebook demanding India stop sheltering the...

Bangladesh Bank bosses rolled out fresh rules Wednesday to pump more cash into the country's startup scene. The central bank bigwigs hiked loan limits for new businesses from 2 crore taka all the way up to 8 crore taka. Young entrepreneurs can grab bigger chunks of money to get their dream...

Sri Lanka faces a major blow as star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga gets ruled out of the T20I series against Bangladesh. The leg-spinner hurt his right hamstring while batting during the final ODI match. His injury means he cannot play when the three-match series kicks off on Thursday. Captain...

Bangladesh Cricket Board bosses have made their move for the upcoming 2025-26 domestic cricket season. The big shots decided to kick things off with the National Cricket League Twenty20 tournament in September. BCB director Akram Khan spilled the beans to reporters at the Sher-e-Bangla National...

False rumors about the UAE Golden Visas have been spreading rapidly across social media and news sites. The stories claimed certain nationalities could get lifetime visas through special deals. UAE officials quickly jumped in to set the record straight. They said all the real rules and...

Ukraine's security forces caught a Chinese father and son red-handed trying to steal secret navy missile technology from the war-torn country. The SBU security service nabbed the pair in Kyiv as they attempted to smuggle classified documents about Ukraine's deadly Neptune missile system back to...

A deadly bridge crash killed nine people Wednesday after the structure gave way over a rushing river. Cars and trucks tumbled into the water when part of the span crumbled beneath them. Rescue teams pulled five survivors from the wreckage as emergency crews rushed to the scene. The disaster...

China responded strongly to America's new farm purchase restrictions. Beijing officials called the rules unfair and said they violate global trade laws. Chinese leaders argued that these measures would harm America more than they would help it. They demanded that Washington stop mixing politics...

Finance boss Salehuddin Ahmed wants quick fixes for the country's problems. He told business leaders that basic changes matter more than fancy long-term plans. The government chief and Ahmed both agree on this simple approach. They know their time runs out fast since the interim team stays just...

Election officials want to change important voting rules before the next big election. The Election Commission will meet Thursday to discuss fixing the Representation of the People Order from 1972. Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin will lead the meeting at the election headquarters...

Another person died from dengue fever during the past day. Health officials counted the deaths before 8 am on Wednesday. Hospitals also admitted 406 more patients who caught the mosquito-borne disease. The country has lost 52 people to dengue since the start of January. Medical centers have...

Bangladesh cricket fans have turned away after the team lost badly to Sri Lanka. The Tigers fell short by 99 runs during their final match against the island nation. Cricket board member Akram Khan says supporters have lost interest because star players have retired. The golden era ended when...

BNP leader Tarique Rahman decided to help a famous soccer player whose mom has cancer. The player goes by the name Golden Girl because she plays soccer really well. Her real name is Ritu Porna Chakma and she made history when Bangladesh beat Myanmar 2-1 in a big match. This win helped Bangladesh...

Bangladesh Medical University doctors will start using smart robots to help patients with brain and nerve problems. The hospital received 62 special machines from China that can treat people who cannot move their bodies properly. Twenty-two of these robots use artificial intelligence to figure...

Bangladesh's top leader Muhammad Yunus told Bhutan to take advantage of all the roads, ports, and buildings his country offers. The professor said both nations could work together much better than they do right now. Bhutan's brand new ambassador Dasho Karma Hamu Dorjee visited Yunus at a fancy...

Lucky mobile users grabbed amazing prizes during a special week-long contest. bKash teamed up with Banglalink to reward their most active customers from May 29 through June 4. The person who recharged the most walked away with a motorbike coupon worth 118,000 taka. Second place earned an air...

The United Nations wants countries to speed up their efforts to make trading fairer for everyone. Trade officials worry that small businesses, women traders, and farmers are not getting enough help despite improvements happening around the world. Global trade faces serious problems from new...

BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir wants former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to face trial for mass murders. He spoke to reporters after visiting sick party members at a hospital in the capital. Fakhrul said Hasina and her followers must answer for killing thousands of people. The politician...

Heavy rains have pushed the Gomti River to dangerous levels across Comilla district. Water officials recorded the river at 8.30 meters on Wednesday morning. The measurement puts the waterway just three meters away from the official danger mark of 11.30 meters. Two straight days of downpours and...