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Commerce Minister Muktadir to seek three-year LDC graduation deferral

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has promised to start work immediately to postpone Bangladesh's graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category by an additional... Read More


Ex-advisor Bashir Uddin's stint as Biman chair ends

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Former interim government advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin has been relieved of his duties as chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, six months after his appointment. A notice issued on ... Read More


Ex-press secretary Shafiqul Alam to head new English daily

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Shafiqul Alam, who served as press secretary to the chief advisor of the interim government for 18 months, has returned to journalism as editor of a new English-language newspaper, "... Read More


Publishers still divided over start date for Amar Ekushey Book fair

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Bangladesh Publishers and Book-Sellers Association President Rezaul Karim Badsha has said the Amar Ekushey Book Fair may start on Feb 21, which coincides with the International Mothe... Read More


Two bodies wash up on beach in Cox's Bazar's Teknaf

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Police have recovered the bodies of a man and a woman from Teknaf beach in Cox's Bazar. The bodies were found on Wednesday morning at two separate points -- Lumbari and Mithapanirch... Read More


Tarique blends old guards and fresh faces to balance risk with promise

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- In a cabinet designed as much for symbolism as for governance, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman brings together seasoned politicians and young aspirants, each carrying the hopes and anx... Read More


Amir Khosru vows to dismantle 'patronage-driven economy', push deregulation

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- New Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has promised to end what he called a patronage-driven economy, alongside freeing the economy from "excessive layers of regulation". ... Read More


5 detained over procession near AL office in Noakhali

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- A group of leaders and activists of the Awami League, whose political activities are banned, have staged a procession outside the party's Noakhali office after breaking a lock at the... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman begins work to 'fulfil martyrs' vision of a democratic Bangladesh'

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has set out to realise what he described as the martyrs' dream of building a democratic and sovereign Bangladesh. He wrote these words in the visitors'... Read More


Charu Ceramic launches new website with focus on innovation, customer experience

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Charu Ceramic, a Bangladesh-based sanitaryware company, has officially launched its newly redesigned website -- https://charuceramic.com/ -- marking a significant milestone in the co... Read More