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Twelve of Bangladesh’s 37 government medical colleges do not have their own hospitals, requiring students to undergo clinical education and internships at district headquarters or general hospitals, according to the Directorate General of Medical Education.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman said his government would decide on a date for his planned visit to Pakistan, following a meeting with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the ongoing 81st session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “We will fix a time. We will d

Pakistani Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman held their first meeting in New York on Thursday local time, pledging to further deepen mutually beneficial bilateral relations, according to Turkey’s state-run Anadolu Agency.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif today discussed various aspects of bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Pakistan, as well as regional and international issues of mutual interest. The two leaders held the bilateral meeting at the Secretariat B

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called for four urgent global actions to tackle the growing threat of sea-level rise, including faster and deeper cuts in global emissions, accessible adaptation finance, wider access to climate-smart technologies and stronger international cooperation to address

Bangladesh Bank’s board has agreed to grant preliminary approval for the establishment of five digital banks in Bangladesh, including ventures backed by bKash, Robi’s parent company Axiata Limited, Bhutan’s DK Bank, VEON and Square Group. The decision was made at a Bangladesh Bank board meeting chai

A powerful Super El Niño could lead to up to 451,000 additional heat-related deaths worldwide between June this year and the end of February 2027, compared with an average year, according to a report released on Wednesday by Climate Impact Lab (CIL).

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in New York on Wednesday, on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, to discuss the impact of regional conflict on Bangladeshi migrant workers, remittances, shipping and energy security

Donald Trump’s Board of Peace has announced a $2.45 billion plan to support Gaza’s recovery through 66 programmes over six months, including housing, diesel-powered electricity generation, waste removal and other essential sectors, the BBC reported.

The Bangladesh government wants the Election Commission to complete local government elections within the current fiscal year, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said on Sunday.

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has lowered Bangladesh’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal year, FY2026-27, to 4% from its earlier projection of 4.5%, citing a prolonged banking-sector crisis, infrastructure bottlenecks and severe energy shortages. The Manila-based international lender re

Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan held a bilateral meeting at Turkish House in New York on Tuesday local time, discussing stronger Bangladesh-Turkey relations, trade, investment, defence cooperation and regional issues. A statement posted on the Pri

Bangladesh has decided to increase bus fares by Tk0.17 per kilometre for both long-distance and metropolitan services following a Tk20-per-litre rise in fuel prices. The revised fares will formally take effect after the government issues a notification, expected on Tuesday.

Bangladesh has increased the prices of all petroleum fuels by Tk20 per litre, taking fuel prices to their highest level in the country’s history and raising concerns about higher living costs, transport fares and inflation. The government said the increase was necessary to reduce the recent subsidy

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman left here for New Work today to attend the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). "A Turkish Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister, his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and other entourage members departed from Istanbul airport at 2.10pm (Turkey time),

A Dhaka court on Monday, 21 September, granted four days’ remand for Satkhira-4 MP Gazi Nazrul Islam and one day for his first wife, Maksuda Begum, for questioning in a case over allegedly abetting the suicide of Nazrul’s second wife, Mariam Khatun. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Ehsanul Isl