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Manufacturing shrinks: Bangladesh industrial sector's economic share drops in a decade

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- Over the past decade, the manufacturing sector's contribution to the national economy has declined compared with the previous 10 years, according to the economic census by the Bangla... Read More


Justice Shahed Nuruddin resigns amid judicial probe

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- High Court Justice Shahed Nuruddin has resigned amid a probe by the Supreme Judicial Council. He submitted his resignation to the president through the chief justice, said Supreme C... Read More


Interim govt 'deeply concerned' about recent incidents disrupting women's recreation

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The interim government has expressed deep concern over several recent incidents where women were prevented from taking part in recreational activities. The concern was expressed in ... Read More


EC to review constituency demarcation, voter list laws in meeting

Dhaka, Jan. 30 -- The Election Commission has met to discuss a number of issues, including the Voter List Act, the Delimitation of Constituencies Ordinance, and the policies for election monitoring. ... Read More


Railway scheduled disrupted, trains run late after strike lifted

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Train services have resumed across the country after the Bangladesh Railway running staff called off their strike, but the work stoppage has led to disruptions of the rail schedule. ... Read More


RAJUK asks ACC to reconsider official implicated in Sheikh family plot allocation case

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Officials from the Ministry of Public Works and the Rajdhani Unnayan Katripakkha, or RAJUK, are reportedly avoiding office due to fear of arrest. This follows their involvement in a... Read More


Dr Swapnil to lose medical licence, Labaid Hospital faces action over engineer's death

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The health ministry has ordered the Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council, or BMDC, to revoke the licence of Dr Mamun Al Mahtab Swapnil of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University... Read More


'No proof' found of Shuchona Foundation run by Hasina's daughter Putul: ACC

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission says that a raid at the office address of the Shuchona Foundation, an organisation run by the daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has not ... Read More


Bangladesh plans to change its 'tone' with India during meeting between border forces

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury says that Bangladesh will change its "tone" of negotiation with India about the unequal India-Bangladesh border treaty signed under the previous ... Read More


Kamalapur Railway Station loses Tk 12m to 30-hour train strike

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The 30-hour strike called by the Bangladesh Railway running staff has cost Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station nearly Tk 12 million in financial losses. "Kamalapur Railway Station ear... Read More