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Bangladesh to send rescue team to earthquake-hit Myanmar

A rescue team from the Bangladesh Armed Forces is set to depart for Myanmar on a special flight on Sunday in response to the devastation caused by the recent earthquake in Myanmar.

The team will deliver essential medicines, relief materials, rescue, and medical assistance, according to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) on Saturday.

A 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck Myanmar on Friday, resulting in the deaths of over 1,600 people.

Commodity prices ahead of Eid

The Chief Adviser’s office has provided an update on the current market condition, highlighting trends in essential commodities as of today (March 29).

Rice: Prices remain stable, with premium varieties of Miniket continuing to stay elevated, while affordable options hold firm. The supply of rice is sufficient to meet demand.

Chicken: Wholesale prices for broiler chickens remain high, with retail prices seeing a rise due to the diversion of regional sup...

Khaleda to celebrate Eid with family members in London

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia will celebrate the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr with her family members in London after more than six years. The former Prime Minister celebrated the Eid al-Adha with her family in London in 2017.

She is now at her eldest son and BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s residence in London, where her daughter-in-law Zubaida Rahman, younger son late Arafat Rahman Koko's wife and three granddaughters are there to celebrate the festival with her.

BNP Stand...

Peking University confers honorary doctorate on Prof Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus received an honorary doctorate from Peking University (PKU) here this morning.

The PKU conferred the honorary doctorate on the Bangladesh chief adviser at a function held at the university conference hall in Beijing. Chief Adviser Prof Yunus also delivered a lecture on the occasion.

After wrapping up his four-day China tour, he is expected to return home this evening. Chair of the ...

Dhaka, Beijing ink 1 deal, 8 MoUs

Bangladesh and China on Friday signed an agreement on economic and technical cooperation and eight MoUs on translation and production of classics, exchanges and cooperation on cultural heritage, news exchange, media, sports and health sectors.

Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abdul Kalam Azad Majumder confirmed this.

In addition, he said, five announcements were made for launching formal negotiations on investment. An instrument was signed for commencement...

Reserve reaches to $25b with record remittance

Foreign currency reserves have crossed US$25 billion mark before the end of March, thanks to a record inflow of remittances this month.

The country's gross reserves have risen to $25.44 billion, according to data released by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) Thursday night.

The surge came after a significant increase in remittance inflows, which reached $2.94 billion in the first 26 days of March, the highest for any month in the country's history. However, as ...
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