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Teachers call for separate campus for Dhaka Central University; students call it a 'conspiracy'

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Tensions have escalated over the establishment of the proposed Dhaka Central University and its affiliation with the seven government colleges in Dhaka. Teachers from these co... Read More


Digitisation Key for Scaling India's Aerospace Industry: TAS Chairman

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- India must rapidly embrace digitisation in its aerospace sector to become a global manufacturing hub, according toBanmali Agarwala, Chairman of Tata Advanced Systems (TAS). Spe... Read More


Bangladeshi Islamist group calls Dhaka rally in November to demand Ahmadis be declared non-Muslims

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- An Islamist group has called for a mass rally in Dhaka in November to press its demand that the Ahmadiyya minority community, referred to by opponents as "Qadianis", be declare... Read More


Biman flying passengers stranded in Dubai home on different flight after two-day delay

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Passengers of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight stranded at Dubai International Airport for two days are being sent home on an alternative Boeing 777-300 flight. On Thursday,... Read More


EC officers to gain path to secretary posts under revised law

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- The interim government has approved a draft amendment to create an "Election Commission Service", opening a long-awaited path for Election Commission (EC) Secretariat officers ... Read More


West Bengal Grants Industry Status to Logistics Sector to Boost Growth

Kolkata, Sept. 19 -- TheWest Bengalstate cabinet has grantedindustry statusto the logistics sector, a move expected to unlock government incentives and streamline access to bank credit. With its stra... Read More


Jatiya Party and 14-Party Alliance face uncertain future after Hasina's fall

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- As Bangladesh prepares for its next general election, the future of the Awami League-led 14-Party Alliance and its long-time partner, the Jatiya Party, is in deep doubt. The a... Read More


Togor, convicted of killing BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, arrested

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- Mushfiq Uddin Togor, a convicted defendant in the 2002 murder of BUET student Sabekun Nahar Sony, has been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion. Togor, 50, was apprehended w... Read More


Starlink Plans 20 Gateways Across India: Report

India, Sept. 19 -- Elon Musk's satellite internet venture Starlink is reportedly preparing to conduct spectrum tests from its Navi Mumbai terminals. Citing sources from the Department of Telecommunic... Read More


EC to release final voter roll on Nov 18 ahead of polls

Bangladesh, Sept. 19 -- The final voter list for the upcoming general election, slated for February, is set to be published on Nov 18. Election Commission Secretary Akhtar Ahmed said that the voter l... Read More