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ADB urges inclusive long-term elder care framework in Bangladesh

, Oct. 28 -- With Bangladesh's population ageing rapidly, policymakers, development partners, and civil society representatives have come together to chart a roadmap for a sustainable long-term care (... Read More


Journey Outdoors becomes 50th investor in BEPZA Economic Zone at Mirsharai

, Oct. 28 -- The Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEPZA) has achieved a new milestone as Journey Outdoors Bangladesh Co. Ltd. became the 50th company to sign an agreement to invest in the... Read More


Swechchasebak Dal leader killed over kabadi dispute

, Oct. 28 -- A union level leader of Swechchasebak Dal, the voluntary wing of BNP, has been killed in an attack allegedly by his rivals over a kabadi game in Kalia upazila of Narail district. The dec... Read More


NCP to sign July Charter if notes of dissent withdrawn: Nahid

, Oct. 28 -- The National Citizens' Party (NCP) will sign the July Charter on the condition that the 'note of dissent' is annulled and the recommendations of the Consensus Commission on constitutional... Read More


5-year-old boy dies after falling from rooftop in Hazaribagh

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- year-old boy, Arkit Rajbanshi, died on Tuesday afternoon after slipping and falling from the rooftop of a six-story building in Hazaribagh's Bhagolpur Lane. The incident occurred ar... Read More


British High Commissioner meets Fakhrul, discusses election issues

, Oct. 28 -- British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cook on Tuesday met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed various issues related to the upcoming national election.... Read More


BNP rejects Consensus Commission's call for pre-election referendum: Khosru

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- BNP senior leader Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said their party does not agree with the Consensus Commission's recommendation to hold a referendum before the national elec... Read More


Rizwana urges developed countries to fulfill global commitments on climate finance

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR), has emphasized the need to fulfill global ... Read More


Dengue: 4 more dead, 814 hospitalised in 24hrs

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 273 this year. During ... Read More


Govt welcomes only genuine foreign election observers: Touhid

, Oct. 28 -- Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the government will encourage foreign nationals who wish to come as election observers but does not want anyone arriving in the g... Read More