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Getty Images to go private via bankruptcy: report

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Getty Images plans to file for prepackaged Chapter 11 bankruptcy and go private, backed by up to $533 million in new equity from the Getty family and Koch Equity Development, Quartz ... Read More


CUET VC's health claims disputed by doctor

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Blockaded for more than a day, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology Vice-Chancellor Prof Sk Shariful Alam says he has chest pain and wants to go to hospital for an urg... Read More


Nahid demands security for Yunus

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convenor Nahid Islam has demanded "effective" government steps to ensure the security of former chief advisor Muhammad Yunus and all other members of the... Read More


NCP top brass 'set for reshuffle'

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The National Citizen Party (NCP) is preparing to reshuffle several top leadership positions, with the party expected to formally announce the changes within the next day or two. Thr... Read More


IMF slashes Bangladesh growth forecast to 3.2%

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its growth forecast for Bangladesh and warned that average inflation could rise to 10.9 percent in the 2026-27 fiscal year. The project... Read More


Govt to take action against Yunus's harassers: Zahed

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government will take action over the harassment of Muhammad Yunus, former chief advisor to Bangladesh's interim government, in New York, says Prime Minister's Information Advisor... Read More


Fakhrul urges united front against disasters

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for collective action to build a disaster-resilient Bangladesh, urging people and authorities to strengthen preparedness and reduce r... Read More


Ex-RAJUK chief Iqbal gets 7 years in jail for graft

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced eight people, including former RAJUK chairman Iqbal Uddin Chowdhury, to 14 years in prison on two separate charges over irregularities and corruption in p... Read More


Yunus harassment: Must refrain from such behaviour, says Taher

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Jamaat-e-Islami's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Md Taher has condemned and protested the "harassment" of Muhammad Yunus, former chief advisor to the interim government, upon his arriva... Read More


Up to 500 recruitment agencies may pass quality test: Nurul Hoque

Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- Bangladesh has more than 3,000 recruiting agencies, but only around 300 to 500 may survive a quality-based assessment, State Minister for Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment... Read More