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PM meets Bangladesh's top businessmen, industrialists on economic woess

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sat down with Bangladesh's leading businessmen and industrialists for four hours, as concerns over the state of the economy took centre stage in... Read More


Bangladesh set to join China-led AI bloc WAICO as observer

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Bangladesh is set to join the China-led World Artificial Intelligence Cooperation Organization (WAICO), initially as an observer. The foreign ministry said in a statement posted... Read More


Tarique will decide on presidential candidate from BNP, says Mirza Fakhrul

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said the Standing Committee has authorised Chairman Tarique Rahman to decide the party's pick to run for president. The dec... Read More


Key party leaders gather as BNP Standing Committee meeting begins

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The BNP has begun a meeting of its highest policymaking body as speculation grows over who will become Bangladesh's next president. The meeting of the National Standing Committe... Read More


14,000 recommended teachers to start at government primary schools from Oct 29

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- The Ministry of Primary and Mass Education has said that 14,384 candidates recommended as assistant teachers in government primary schools during the interim government will join... Read More


PM meets Bangladesh's top businessmen, industrialists on economic woes

Bangladesh, Aug. 1 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has sat down with Bangladesh's leading businessmen and industrialists for four hours, as concerns over the state of the economy took centre stage in... Read More


FIFA's private-equity gamble could split world football in two

Bangladesh, July 31 -- European football has reached for its most powerful weapon. UEFA's 55 member associations have unanimously threatened to boycott the World Cup and every other FIFA competition ... Read More


Khulna University fires professor over proven sexual harassment of student

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Professor Rezaul Islam of the Agrotechnology Discipline at Khulna University has been dismissed from his job after allegations of sexual harassment against him were found to be ... Read More


Justice must not only be done, it must be seen to be done

Bangladesh, July 31 -- The recent suspension of several prominent faculty members at the University of Dhaka, including Prof Sadeka Halim and Prof Abdul Muhit, has sent a chill through the academic co... Read More


Fearing 'mob', 2 teachers stay out of classroom in Cox's Bazar

Bangladesh, July 31 -- Transferred to their new government posts, they join their workplace as instructed. However, things do not go smoothly as for more than a year, they have been unable to teach i... Read More