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Peaceful voting witnessed at Dhaka polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Voting was proceeding peacefully at several polling centres in the capital on Thursday, with satisfactory voter turnout reported in the morning hours. During visits to different cen... Read More


Women voters turn up early at Dhaka-16 polling centres

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Asfia Begum, 69, arrived at MDC Model School and College in Mirpur's Pallabi, at around 8:20 am to cast her vote in the 13th parliamentary elections on Thursday. Like her, many wome... Read More


394 international observers, 197 foreign journalists to monitor polls

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- At least 394 international election observers and 197 foreign journalists have arrived in Bangladesh to observe the 13th general election and the referendum on the July National Char... Read More


AmCham welcomes Bangladesh-US reciprocal tariff agreement

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) on Tuesday welcomed the recently announced trade understanding between Bangladesh and the United States, which sets tariffs at 19 ... Read More


Good governance key to sustainable growth in insurance sector: Governor

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur has said that sustainable development in the insurance sector is not possible without the effective implementation of good governance. He ... Read More


International poll observers meet CA

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- International election observation missions from the United States, Turkey, and the Commonwealth held separate courtesy meetings with Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, as prep... Read More


86.4pc voters surveyed feel safe going to polling stations: survey

Dhaka, Feb. 10 -- Amid some anxieties, a combined 86.4 per cent of voters surveyed said they feel safe going to polling stations. Of the 86.4 per cent, 64.0 per cent responded "yes" and 22.4 per cent... Read More


Banks sign NDAs with global consortiums to sue absconding money launderers abroad: BB governor

Dhaka, Feb. 9 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur on Monday said commercial banks have signed nondisclosure agreements (NDAs) with 12 global consortiums to file civil suits against absc... Read More


Over one-third of candidates breached election campaign spending limits: TIB

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has found that more than one-third of election candidates exceeded the legally permitted campaign spending limit, with average expenditure ... Read More


New chair elected to lead negotiations on global plastic pollution treaty

Dhaka, Feb. 8 -- The Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, today (Sunday) elec... Read More