US President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States would take control of the Strait of Hormuz and charge commercial vessels a 20% security fee based on total cargo, saying the money would cover the cost of maintaining security in the strategic waterway. In a post on Truth Social on Mond
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Bangladesh recorded one more death with measles symptoms in the 24 hours to Monday morning, while no new death from confirmed measles infection was reported, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. The updated measles bulletin, released by the DGHS on Monday, said 113 people were d
9 hours agoPrime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated a tree plantation campaign by planting coconut and neem saplings along the bank of the newly re-excavated Sarikal–Batajor Canal in Batajor Union of Gournadi upazila in the district. A munajat (prayer) was offered following the inauguration of the tree
16 hours agoPrime Minister Tarique Rahman left Dhaka for Barishal this morning on a daylong visit to join several programmes, including a tree plantation campaign there. Shortly after 6:00 am, the prime minister departed from his Gulshan residence by road aboard the red-and-green bus bearing the slogan 'Bangla
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