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Short-term foreign debt drops 11.75%

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Bangladesh's amount of outstanding short-term foreign debt has decreased by nearly $1.34 billion in June, a nearly 11.75 percent drop year-on-year. The latest data from Banglad... Read More


Govt extends Consensus Commission's tenure by a month

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- The interim government has extended the term of the National Consensus Commission by one month ahead of its planned third round of talks with political parties. The commission'... Read More


Mymensingh Chhatra Dal leader held as police bust 'torture cell' used for extortion

Bangladesh, Aug. 12 -- Police have arrested a leader of the Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal, the BNP's student wing, after uncovering a "torture cell" that he allegedly ran to extort money and assault reside... Read More


ICT issues arrest warrant against former DMP commissioner over shooting of youth on cornice

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- The International Crimes Tribunal has issued an arrest warrant for former Dhaka Metropolitan Police commissioner Habibur Rahman and four other ex-policemen in connection with th... Read More


Assistant tax commissioner suspended for verbally abusing traffic sergeant

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Fatema Begum, an assistant commissioner in Dhaka's Tax Zone 25, has been suspended after verbally abusing a traffic sergeant on duty. According to a notification issued Sunday ... Read More


Bangladesh U20s qualify for Women's Asian Cup as China crush Lebanon

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Lebanon's heavy loss to China has sealed Bangladesh's qualification for the AFC Under-20 Women's Asian Cup main stage as one of the three best runners-up. Peter Butler's side s... Read More


Government moves to revise DAP again, with Floor Area Ratio set to 'increase'

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- The interim administration has decided to revise the Detailed Area Plan (DAP), initiated during the previous government, to make Dhaka more livable. This involves introducing c... Read More


Centuries-old Rakhine settlements disappearing under the tide of land grabs, erosion, 'development'

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- In the coastal Upazila of Kalapara in Patuakhali district, the once vibrant Rakhine village of Chayanipara has vanished without trace, swallowed up during the construction of de... Read More


Nvidia, AMD to pay 15% of China chip sale revenues to US, official says

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- Nvidia and AMD have agreed to give the US government 15% of revenue from sales to China of advanced computer chips like Nvidia's H20 that are used for artificial intelligence ap... Read More


'Plot graft': Court begins hearing testimony against Hasina

Bangladesh, Aug. 11 -- A Dhaka court has begun hearing witness testimonies against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina in one of three corruption cases filed over alleged irregularities in the alloca... Read More