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Asia looks to COVID-era playbook to tackle fuel crisis

Dhaka, March 25 -- Countries across Asia are weighing up work-from-home policies and stimulus measures enforced during the COVID pandemic, as they scramble to respond to global fuel shortages triggere... Read More


IMF demands roadmap from BNP government on carrying forward interim reforms

Dhaka, March 25 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has demanded a detailed roadmap from the newly elected BNP government, seeking clarity on how it plans to implement and sustain the financial s... Read More


Man beaten to death in feud over building wall in Chuadanga

Dhaka, March 25 -- A man has died after being beaten during a dispute over the construction of a wall in Chuadanga's Damurhuda. Two people have been arrested over the incident, which took place aroun... Read More


'Planned massacre': PM Tarique recalls the horrors of 'Operation Searchlight'

Dhaka, March 25 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has described the atrocities of Mar 25, 1971, as one of the most brutal genocides in history, calling for the true narrative of the "Operation Searchli... Read More


Lethal leaks: Why gas explosions are turning homes into death traps

Dhaka, March 25 -- What was meant to be a simple family visit turned into a nightmare for Riyad Hasan Apu. Visiting his sister's home in Dhaka's Rayer Bazar, he was jolted awake just before Sehri by a... Read More


Government scraps planned one-minute 'blackout' for Genocide Day

Dhaka, March 25 -- The government has cancelled the planned one-minute symbolic "blackout" scheduled for Wednesday night to observe Genocide Day, reversing an earlier announcement made on Tuesday morn... Read More


Scholarship recipients, alumni join Daffodil Foundation reunion in Chandpur

Dhaka, March 25 -- Daffodil Foundation has organised a scholarship get-together and reunion with scholarship recipients and alumni at Daffodil International School in Chandpur's Baburhat, highlighting... Read More


Zubaida Rahman urges greater emphasis on child health, education at US summit

Dhaka, March 25 -- Zubaida Rahman, the wife of the Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, has called for greater emphasis on children's health and education in shaping the future during the "Fostering the Fut... Read More


Western powers were unable to secure shipping in the Red Sea. Hormuz will be harder

Dhaka, March 25 -- The Western allies trying to negotiate a way to protect the Strait of Hormuz for energy shipping face a stark reality: a similar effort in the Red Sea that started years earlier cos... Read More


IUB graduate Farzana Islam brings Global South realities into AI-driven healthcare research

Dhaka, March 25 -- An Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) graduate has published a study in the Journal of Medical Internet Research (JMIR), proposing a participatory framework for explainable ar... Read More