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Investor confidence crumbles as Bangladesh's rooftop solar ambition runs into hard economic reality

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Pitched as a cornerstone of Bangladesh's clean-energy future, the interim government's rooftop solar drive is instead sputtering at take-off -- caught between rigid pricing, unresolve... Read More


BNP's Fazlur unconditionally apologises to tribunal, contempt accusation dropped

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Fazlur Rahman, an advisor to the BNP chairperson and senior lawyer of the Supreme Court, has apologised unconditionally for an "insulting comment" on Sheikh Hasina's verdict by the In... Read More


Imports ease onion prices as consignments begin arriving from India

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Onion prices have begun decreasing in Bangladesh with the arrival of the first consignments from India after the government allowed imports to cool down skyrocketing prices. Onion im... Read More


Mother, teen daughter found dead in Dhaka's Mohammadpur

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a woman and her teenage daughter, both bearing stab wounds, from a house in Dhaka's Mohammadpur. The gruesome scene was discovered on Monday morni... Read More


Govt officer's wife gets bail in case over killing of 8 puppies

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- A court has granted bail to Nishi Rahman, a government officer's wife accused in a case over the killing of eight puppies that were stuffed into a sack and drowned in a pond in Pabna'... Read More


Bachelor's, Master's-level teachers eligible for MPO inclusion in new policy

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The government has introduced a new Monthly Pay Order (MPO) policy for private schools and colleges, bringing several key changes, including the opportunity for Bachelor's (Honours) a... Read More


Onion imports resume through Hili Land Port after 3 months

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Onion imports from India have resumed through the Hili Land Port in Dinajpur after three months of suspension. On the first day, 30 tonnes of onions, imported by a company named Rock... Read More


EC meets to set schedule for national election, referendum

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- The Election Commission (EC) is holding a meeting to fix the schedule for the 13th parliamentary election and a national referendum expected to take place simultaneously in February n... Read More


Cake mixing, tree lighting mark holiday kickoff at Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Renaissance Dhaka Gulshan Hotel has welcomed the joyous spirit of Christmas with a vibrant Christmas cake mixing and tree lighting ceremony at GBC, Lobby Level. The celebration broug... Read More


Bangladesh imports 60 tonnes of onions from India through Sonamasjid Land Port

Dhaka, Dec. 7 -- Onion imports have begun through the Sonamasjid Land Port in Chapainawabganj, the day after domestic prices were raised. The imported onions were priced at around Tk 31 per kg. On S... Read More