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IUB's academic Mamun Habib appointed AACSB regional network virtual ambassador

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Prof Dr Md Mamun Habib, head of the Department of General Management at Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB), has been named the regional network virtual ambassador by the Associ... Read More


Pakistan claims $972mn drug haul from two boats in Arabian Sea

Dhaka, Oct. 22 -- Pakistan has claimed to have seized narcotics worth over $972 million from two sailing boats in the Arabian Sea during a joint operation with a Saudi-led maritime task force. In a s... Read More


Fresh Anonna installs sanitary napkin vending machines at Dhaka University to promote menstrual hygiene

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Fresh Anonna Sanitary Napkin, a flagship brand of Meghna Group of Industries, has teamed up with the University of Dhaka's Department of Women and Gender Studies (WGS) to promote men... Read More


PROGGA, ATMA urge scrapping of Philip Morris's nicotine pouch factory in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- PROGGA: Knowledge for Progress and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have expressed serious concern over Philip Morris's move to establish a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory in ... Read More


6 rights groups call on interim govt to end 'broad ban' on Awami League activities

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A group of six human rights organisations has called on Bangladesh's interim government to end its ban on the Awami League's political activities under the Anti-Terrorism Act. In a ... Read More


Veteran Bollywood actor and comedian Govardhan Asrani dies aged 84

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Veteran Indian actor Govardhan Asrani, widely known simply as Asrani, has died at the age of 84 after a prolonged illness. He passed away on Monday after being hospitalised for five... Read More


Bangladeshi journalist Imran selected for PEN Canada's 'Voices of Freedom'

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Bangladeshi journalist and writer Abdullah Al Imran has been selected for the international reading series "Voices of Freedom", organised by literary organisation PEN Canada. The ev... Read More


3 Afghan cricketers among 8 killed in Pakistani airstrike near border

Dhaka, Oct. 18 -- At least three Afghan cricketers have been killed in a Pakistani airstrike in Afghanistan's eastern Paktika province, according to the Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB). The ACB said ... Read More


Seminar calls for tobacco harm reduction policy in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- Speakers have called for the adoption of an effective and practical harm reduction policy for tobacco in Bangladesh to reduce health risks. According to a media statement released o... Read More


New TAG-Osiris alliance aims to guide investors through Bangladesh's dynamic market

Dhaka, Oct. 15 -- The Asia Group (TAG) has launched its Bangladesh practice through a strategic partnership with The Osiris Group, a leading private equity, advisory, and consulting firm with extensiv... Read More