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Rival groups clash at EC hearing over Brahmanbaria constituencies

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Rival groups from Brahmanbaria have clashed during a hearing on draft constituency boundaries for the upcoming national election. The scuffle broke out at the Election Commission he... Read More


Bangladesh signs one bilateral deal, 5 MoUs with Pakistan

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh has signed one bilateral agreement and five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Pakistan to strengthen bilateral relations. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said this ... Read More


Bangladesh emerging as Chinese firms' investment destination

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh seems rapidly emerging as an investment hub for Chinese manufacturers seeking to diversify production bases to tide over high tariffs imposed by the United States on Chine... Read More


Fazlur Rahman declared unwelcome at Dhaka University over remarks on July Uprising; effigy burned

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Students at Dhaka University have declared BNP Chairperson's adviser Fazlur Rahman unwelcome on campus after he made disparaging remarks about the July Uprising. The announcement ca... Read More


Dhaka landowners demand reforms to' discriminatory' DAP

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Landowners in Dhaka have raised serious concerns over the Dhaka Detailed Area Plan (DAP) 2022-2035, claiming it has created widespread inequality and financial losses for property ow... Read More


Shipping Adviser visits BSC's ships under construction in China

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Shipping and Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain has visited the Jingjiang Nanyang Shipbuilding Co Ltd shipyard in China to observe the progr... Read More


Jute spinners demand raw jute export ban, mandatory jute packaging

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The Bangladesh Jute Spinners Association (BJSA) Saturday has called for a ban on raw jute exports and full enforcement of the mandatory jute packaging law. The association has raise... Read More


Ukraine urges BD not to receive grains 'stolen' by Russia

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The wartorn Ukraine's embroiled authorities have requested Bangladesh to take urgent measures to avert unloading 'looted' grains and importing goods originating from their Russian-oc... Read More


Govt launches centralised digital platform for project approvals

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The Planning Division under the Ministry of Planning has launched a centralised digital platform to streamline the public investment cycle, from preparing Development Project Proposa... Read More


Female representation strikingly low in JUCSU election

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Despite forming nearly half the electorate, females' participation in the upcoming Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) and hall council elections remains strikin... Read More