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Gaining sectoral dialogue partner status with ASEAN high on the agenda for Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Bangladesh has redoubled its efforts to achieve the status of Sectoral Dialogue Partner (SDP) to the ASEAN since the interim government assumed office in August 2024. Foreign Secret... Read More


Land management across the country will soon be digital: Adviser

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The Land Management system across the country will soon be fully digital, Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder has said. Speaking to reporters after the first session on the second day of... Read More


Two RU teachers temporarily suspended following probe reports

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Two teachers of Rajshahi University (RU) have been temporarily suspended based on the investigation committee's reports on various incidents. This information was disclosed in three... Read More


Young actor Shahbaz Sunny dies

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Young actor Shahbaz Sunny has passed away. Actor Ziaul Faruq Apurba confirmed Sunny's death through a Facebook post on Monday morning. Apurba wrote, "Actor Shahbaz Sunny is no long... Read More


Nahid Islam hints at quitting interim govt to join new party; final decision by week's end

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Adviser Nahid Islam has hinted that students who took part in the July Uprising are on the verge of floating a new political party, adding that a final decision on this matter will l... Read More


ACC chairman urges everyone to report corruption wherever they see it

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Seeking cooperation to curb corruption, Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman Dr. Abdul Momen on Monday urged all not to suppress or hide any graft incident. Many major corrupti... Read More


Bangladesh humbled by Pakistan A ahead of Champions Trophy

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- In their lone warm up match ahead of the ICC Champions Trophy, Bangladesh lost by seven wickets to the Pakistan A team on Monday in Dubai. Bangladesh posted only 202 runs and were b... Read More


99% of RMG workers unimpressed with universal pension scheme: BILS Survey

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Around 90.6 percent of readymade garment sector workers are reluctant to enroll themselves in the universal pension scheme considering it an unsustainable system. This information w... Read More


Collision among 5 vehicles on Dhaka-Mawa expressway leaves 20 injured

Munshiganj, Feb. 17 -- At least 20 people were injured in an accident involving five vehicles on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway near Kamarkhola area in Munshiganj on Monday morning, fire service said. The ide... Read More


First-ever 200-km Coastal Ultra Marathon to be held in Cox's Bazar on Thursday

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- ever 200-kilometer Coastal Ultra Maratho' 2025 beginning on Thursday (February 20) at the tourist town of Cox's Bazar. The three-day Coastal Ultra (Marathon)' 2025, organized by Vol... Read More