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Dhaka seeks collective efforts to end digital, AI-facilitated violence against women

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Speakers at a dialogue on Thursday called for collective efforts to tackle digital and AI-facilitated violence against women, stressing the need to ensure their everyday safety onli... Read More


Bangladesh's Just Transition annex maps 69 activities, $1.85 billion investment envelope

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Bangladesh's 'Just Transition' Chapter under its updated Nationally Determined Contributionzs (NDC 3.0) sets out 69 concrete, traceable activities across six sectors, backed by a co... Read More


EWU welcomes Fall '26 freshers, celebrates 'Nazrul Year'

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- East West University (EWU) held its Fall Semester 2026 Freshers' Reception Ceremony on Thursday at its campus in Aftabnagar, Dhaka, welcoming newly admitted students while commemora... Read More


Bangladesh Bank awarded in two categories by global financial inclusion platform

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Bangladesh Bank has won two international awards-the 'AFI Maya Declaration Commitment Award 2026' and the 'AFI Gender Inclusive Finance Champion Institution'-for its outstanding con... Read More


Bangladeshi athletes must aim for medals, not mere participation: State Minister Aminul

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- State Minister for Youth and Sports Aminul Haque on Thursday said Bangladeshi athletes must shift their mindset from mere participation to fighting for medals on global stages. "We... Read More


Six more die of dengue, second-highest daily tally this year

Dhaka, Sept. 10 -- Six more people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, marking the second-highest daily death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year. With the la... Read More


Parliament passes SRB Bill, paving way for abolition of RAB

Sangsad Bhaban, Sept. 10 -- Parliament on Thursday passed the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Bill, 2026, paving the way for the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and its replacement with... Read More


Govt adopts strategic plans to further improve law and order: Salahuddin

, Sept. 10 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the government has adopted short-, medium- and long-term strategic plans to further improve the country's law-and-order situation, saying ... Read More


Summit asks govt to reconsider scrapped FSRU deal; dangles cost savings over $1bn

, Sept. 10 -- Summit LNG Terminal II Co. Ltd. (SLNG II), a subsidiary of the Summit Group, has written to Petrobangla asking the state hydrocarbons agency to reconsider the termination of what would h... Read More


5.5% of Bangladeshi youth use emerging tobacco products: Study

, Sept. 10 -- Around 5.5 percent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches... Read More