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New York, July 3 (bdnews24.com)—The condition of popular contemporary Bengali fiction writer Humayun Ahmed, undergoing treatment in the United States, improved further on Tuesday. A K Momen, Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, told bdnews24.com of the improvement. The writer’s oxygen mask, put on due to respiratory problems, was removed on the evening of [...]

Economists and business leaders on Tuesday suggested that the government should focus in the next trade policy on competitiveness of local industries and diversification of products and markets for export growth and poverty reduction. They also suggested improving business environment, harmonising macroeconomic policies and strengthening trade-related institutions and trade diplomacy. At a dialogue on the [...]

Dhaka, July 4 (bdnews24.com)—Old Dhaka’s alleged top criminal “Dakat’ Shaheed and one of his associates Kalu were shot dead in what RAB called ‘crossfire’ early on Wednesday. RAB spokesperson Commander M Sohail told bdnews24.com they had information that Shaheed,42, recently came back to the country after hiding abroad for a long time “We had information [...]

Remittance inflow increased by 10.26 per cent to $12.84 billion in the last financial year from that of the FY 2010-11 due to appreciation of the dollar against the Taka for a few months of that year. Bangladesh Bank data released on Tuesday showed that the migrant Bangladeshis in FY 2011-12 had sent about $ [...]

Twelve people were killed and 16 others injured in separate road accidents in Narayanganj, Narsingdi and Pabna yesterday. Our Narayanganj correspondent reports, five people including the driver of a CNG-run three-wheeler were killed when a speeding truck rammed the vehicle from behind on Dhaka-Chittagong Highway in Kamtal area of Bandar upazila around 10:30am yesterday. Kamtal [...]

The road bridge over the Teesta River in Lalmonirhat Sadar upazila is likely to be opened for public by the end of this month, much to the happiness of the people of Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts. Visiting the bridge site on Sunday morning, this correspondent saw a good number of people working relentlessly to complete [...]

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday expressed optimism to turn Bangladesh into a middle-income country by 2021. “The government wants to turn Bangladesh into a middle income country by 2020-21. To this aim, we want to build the country free from illiteracy,” Hasina said. The prime minister was addressing the inaugural ceremony of the fifth [...]

Sri Lanka’s Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara smashed successive centuries against Pakistan to light up the rain-hit second Test in Colombo on Tuesday. The hosts, replying to Pakistan’s first innings total of 551-6 declared, took their overnight score of 70-1 to 278-5 by stumps on the fourth day at the Sinhalese Sports Club. Dilshan scored [...]

Abahani Limited came from behind twice to salvage a 2-2 draw in a thrilling last match against Muktijoddha Sangsad KC, securing their fourth Bangladesh Premier League title in five seasons on Tuesday. Needing only a draw at the rain-soaked Bangabandhu National Stadium, Abahani looked liked to have settled only as the second best side when [...]