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Chief Adviser Yunus to address UN session on Friday

Bangladesh, Sept. 26 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus will address the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session on Friday. The session is scheduled to begin at 9am local time (7pm in Bangla... Read More


Chief Adviser Yunus holds talks with Italy's Meloni in New York

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has held a bilateral meeting with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in New York. The meeting took place at a hotel on Wednesday local time, ac... Read More


Yunus urges US companies to increase investments in Bangladesh

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has urged American companies to expand their investments in Bangladesh. On Wednesday, he addressed the US-Bangladesh Executive Business Roundtable... Read More


Low forms again over Bay of Bengal, may turn into a depression

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Another low-pressure system has formed over the Bay of Bengal towards the end of September. The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) warned that it may intensify further... Read More


Yunus, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz meet, discuss elections, reforms

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has met with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York. The two leaders discussed Bangladesh... Read More


Tarique returning home 'in a few weeks' to lead 'final phase' of democratic restoration: BNP's Zahid

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return home "in a few weeks" to "lead the final phase" of the restoration of Bangladesh's democracy, says BNP National Standing Committe... Read More


Prosecution files investigation report on Hasanul Haq Inu over Kushtia killings

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- An investigation report has been submitted against Hasanul Haq Inu, president of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JaSod), in connection with the killing of seven individuals during the... Read More


Fire at Ghorashal Power Station leaves two Upazilas without power for 6 hours

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- A fire broke out at a substation of the Ghorashal Thermal Power Station in Narsingdi, damaging a transformer and leaving two Upazilas without power for nearly six hours. The i... Read More


Former MP Kabirul Haque Mukti arrested in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Police have arrested Kabirul Haque Mukti, former Awami League MP from Narail-1, in a car showroom in Niketan, Dhaka. Gulshan Police chief Hafizur Rahman confirmed the arrest b... Read More


Commission chief says no update on implementation of ACC reform recommendations

Bangladesh, Sept. 25 -- Iftekharuzzaman, head of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Reform Commission, has said he was not aware of any clear update on the progress of implementing the "actionable" ... Read More