India has deported nearly 5,000 Bangladeshi citizens since Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist party swept to power in West Bengal last month, according to official statistics. Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won a sweeping victory in elections in the eastern border state of more than 100 million people, promising to “detect, delete and deport” illegal migrants. India shares a long ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Monday told the Jatiya Sangsad that the country’s trade deficit increased by nearly $8 billion over the last five fiscal years, reaching $24.16 billion in the FY 2024-2025 from US$ 16.24 billion in FY 2020-2021 due to wrong policies of the previous governments. “The country’s trade deficit has widened due to wrong policies pursued ...

Indian actress Taapsee Pannu has never been the kind of actress to stay quiet about the things that matter and this week, she has spoken about something that far too many women in the film industry have experienced but rarely say out loud. Ageism. And the way it quietly, systematically, shuts women out of opportunities the moment they cross a ...

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have intensified security measures along the Bishwamvarpur border in Sunamganj to prevent push-in attempts and illegal crossing by Indian Border Security Force (BSF). In addition, to strengthening border patrols and intelligence surveillance, authorities have launched public awareness campaigns and are making announcements through loudspeakers in border areas to alert local residents. The heightened security ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain today said Bangladesh’s pharmaceutical sector is steadily strengthening its position in the global market, with locally produced medicines now being exported to more than 140 countries. “The export of medicines to over 140 countries reflects a significant advancement in the country’s healthcare and pharmaceutical capabilities,” he told journalists in the ministry’s ...

The government has appointed Quazi Shairul Hassan as chairman and Abedur Rahman Sikder as managing director (MD) and chief executive officer (CEO) of the newly formed Sammilito Islami Bank PLC. The appointments were made through two separate notifications issued by the Financial Institutions Division on Sunday. Shairul, currently serving as a director of Bangladesh Development Bank, has been appointed chairman ...

The results of this year’s Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and other exams will be published within 20 July. Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon gave the directives to concerned authorities on Monday. The SSC and equivalent examinations for the current year began on 21 April and continued until 20 May. Practical examinations are now underway. How to Check SSC Results ...

Spanish Ambassador to Bangladesh Gabriel María Sistiaga Ochoa de Chinchetru paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. During the meeting, the two sides reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening the mutually beneficial partnership between Bangladesh and Spain and explored ways to expand cooperation in a range of ...

A Dhaka court on Monday dismissed an application seeking to file a case against former Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus, former Health Adviser Nur Jahan Begum and three other former officials over allegations linked to child deaths caused by measles. The application was submitted by Kishoreganj-5 MP Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Iqbal to the court of Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jasita ...

At least 15 people were feared dead in the southern Philippines on Monday after a powerful magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck off the island of Mindanao, triggering tsunami warnings across several countries. The quake came early in the morning as schools were reopening in the Philippines after a long break, with the tremors felt strongly in a dozen provinces and 420 ...