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Bangladesh seeks preferential trade benefits to British market until 2032

Dhaka, May 10 -- Bangladesh has sought preferential and duty-free quota-free market access for Bangladeshi exportable, including apparels, into the British market until 2032 to support sustainable tra... Read More


Iran warned it could be pushed into building a nuclear weapon

Dhaka, May 10 -- Iran warned it could be pushed into building a nuclear weapon if Israel continues to threaten its existence, in an unusually frank admission by a senior official. "We have no decision... Read More


Leaders of the ruling Awami League and its associated bodies won the chairman posts

Dhaka, May 10 -- Leaders of the ruling Awami League and its associated bodies won the chairman posts in most of the upazilas in the first phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad elections held on Wednesday ... Read More


Kwatra's visit is expected to further strengthen bilateral ties: Indian Govt

Dhaka, May 10 -- India has said its Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra's just concluded visit is expected to further strengthen bilateral ties and impart momentum to the cooperation in diverse areas. "Ba... Read More


India interested to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project: Hasan Mahmud

Dhaka, May 10 -- India has expressed interest to finance Bangladesh's Teesta project, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud said on Thursday. "You know, we have taken a big project on Teesta. India wants to ... Read More


Untapped Petroleum Potential: Offshore areas of Bangladesh largely unexplored, says TGS

Dhaka, May 10 -- Petrobangla (Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation) initiated an international tender in March for offshore oil and gas exploration, following the approval of the revamped model... Read More


The tide is turning in the Bay

Dhaka, May 10 -- Nearly an age (12 years) after the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea (ITLOS/Tribunal) in Berlin delivered its judgement in the Bangladesh/Myanmar maritime delimitation cas... Read More


IMF mission team's head notes 'significant progress on structural reforms'

Dhaka, May 10 -- An International Monetary Fund mission team led by Chris Papageorgiou visited Dhaka during April 24 - May 8, 2024 to discuss economic and financial policies in the context of the seco... Read More


Wildfire in Sundarbans, the last stronghold of Bangladesh's remaining tigers

Dhaka, May 10 -- As of Monday morning (May 6), the fire that broke out in Amarbunia, under the Chandpai range in the eastern region of the Sundarbans Bagerhat on Saturday afternoon (May 4) is yet to b... Read More


Memories of extreme weather sitting in a hot, humid hell

Dhaka, May 3 -- As we are going through one of the hottest humid heat waves, everyone is screaming about how bad things are and why cutting trees down is responsible, I know it's a much more complex i... Read More