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Ex-Rajuk chair jailed for 14-yr in graft case

Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced eight people, including former Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk) chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury, to 14 years in prison each in a corruptio... Read More


Govt launches pilot project to expand community mental health services

Bangladesh, Oct. 14 -- The government has launched a community-based mental health project to bring services to people at the grassroots level, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare M A Muhit s... Read More


Roundtable Calls for Turning Girls' Voices into Decisions and Action

Bangladesh, Oct. 7 -- Policymakers, educators, researchers and civil society representatives have called for greater opportunities for girls to express their voices, make choices and participate in de... Read More


Woman's body found hanging at DMCH

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- The body of an unidentified woman, aged around 28, was found hanging in a bathroom at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday morning. Md Selim, sub-inspector (SI) of th... Read More


Japan remains Bangladesh's trusted partner: Envoy

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Terming Japan as a trusted development and business partner of Bangladesh, Japanese Ambassador to Dhaka Saida Shinichi has expressed optimism that several major Japanese investme... Read More


Don denied bail in Salman murder case

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- A Dhaka court on Monday rejected a bail petition filed by film actor Ashraful Haque Don in a case over the death of film star Salman Shah. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Manjurul... Read More


Dr BK Ghosh appointed as BAEC member

Bangladesh, Oct. 6 -- Dr. B.K. Ghosh, former Director of the Institute of Nuclear Medicine and Allied Sciences (INMAS) in Mymensingh, has been appointed Member (Planning) of the Bangladesh Atomic Ener... Read More


US firms show interest in $1bn AI, chip investment

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- US semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies have expressed interest in investing more than US$1 billion in Bangladesh, State Minister for Primary and... Read More


US firms show interest in $1bn AI, chip investment

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- US semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies have expressed interest in investing more than US$1 billion in Bangladesh, State Minister for Primary and... Read More


PPEPP-EU project 'helps reduce' extreme poverty in climate-vulnerable areas

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People-European Union (PPEPP-EU) project has significantly reduced extreme poverty among targeted households in climate-vulnerable... Read More