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Chinese solar panel manufacturer Longi to invest in Bangladesh

Dhaka, March 16 -- Prominent Chinese solar panel manufacturer Longi has decided to set up an office and invest in solar panel manufacturing in Bangladesh, Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has ... Read More


CPD spots concerns about exports over Trump's tariff policy

Dhaka, March 16 -- CPD Distinguished Fellow Mustafizur Rahman has ruled out the possibility of creating opportunities for Bangladesh's exports as US President Donald Trump has adopted the policy of im... Read More


Tarique pledges trials for all killings, repression in 'anti-fascist' movements if BNP returns to power

Dhaka, March 16 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has pledged that his party will ensure justice for all killings and repression in the July-August Uprising and other "anti-fascist" movements if i... Read More


NBR keen on '100pc compulsory' income tax returns for next year

Dhaka, March 16 -- National Board of Revenue, or NBR, Chairman Md Abdur Rahman is keen to enforce "100 percent" filing of income tax returns next year after online submissions for individual taxpayers... Read More


Fire breaks out at fabric warehouse in Chattogram's Terry Bazar

Dhaka, March 16 -- A fire has broken out at a fabric warehouse in Terry Bazar, one of Chattogram's largest wholesale clothing markets. The fire started around 7:30pm on Sunday on the first floor of a... Read More


Over 6,000 cases of 'political harassment' recommended for withdrawal after review

Dhaka, March 16 -- The home ministry has recommended the withdrawal of more than 6,000 cases, considering them as "political harassment". In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said a central committ... Read More


1.93mn to sit for this year's SSC, equivalent exams

Dhaka, March 16 -- This year, 1.93 million students are appearing in the Secondary School Certificate, or SSC, and equivalent examinations. Of these, 1.49 million students will appear for the exam un... Read More


Abrar's mother wants swift execution of High Court verdict

Dhaka, March 16 -- Rokeya Khatun, the mother of slain BUET student Abrar Fahad, has called for the prompt execution of the High Court verdict in the case over her son's murder in 2019. On Sunday, she... Read More


Interim head Yunus to meet police officers amid law and order slide

Dhaka, March 16 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus is set to meet with district superintendents of police and chiefs of different police departments across the country to review the state of the law and ... Read More


Army frees Pran Gopal Datta's daughter from office siege after 6 hours

Dhaka, March 16 -- Army personnel have rescued Dr Anindita Datta, an associate professor at Bangladesh Medical University and daughter of the institution's former vice-chancellor Pran Gopal Datta, aft... Read More