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Dust clouds choke Gabtoli-Kalyanpur road

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Dust clouds are making life miserable along the road from Gabtoli to Kalyanpur, where rubbish and sand trucks and piles of construction materials leave the route coated in grit. The... Read More


Rights must be at centre of economic policy: Bangladesh envoy to UN

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Ambassador Irene Zubaida Khan, Bangladesh's permanent representative to the United Nations, has called for human rights to be prioritised in economic policymaking and global financia... Read More


HBO casts Charlie Weasley, James, Lily Potter

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Actors Harry Gilby, Jasper Talbot, and Hannah Chinn have joined the cast of HBO's "Harry Potter" television series, according to Variety. The three actors will appear in Season 1 of... Read More


Gold price climbs after 4 cuts

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- Gold prices have risen in Bangladesh after four consecutive cuts, with the best-quality 22-carat gold up by Tk 2,216 a Bhori to Tk 223,074. The earlier cuts had shaved nearly Tk 10,... Read More


'Elden Ring' film heads to market with $200mn budget

Dhaka, Oct. 28 -- A24's film adaptation of the blockbuster role-playing game Elden Ring is heading to the American Film Market in Los Angeles with a budget of $175 million to $200 million, Deadline re... Read More


Japan, Bangladesh commit to 'BIG-B' initiative for shared prosperity

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Japan and Bangladesh have decided to advance a special partnership initiative known as "Big-B" to enhance their shared capabilities and stability among a rapidly changing global situ... Read More


4 metro rail contracts signed for Dhaka projects

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Four construction contracts have been signed for two metro rail projects in Dhaka, covering eight stations and key infrastructure along routes from the airport to Kamalapur and Gabto... Read More


Let Japan ties power shared prosperity: Tarique

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has voiced his resolve to turn the Bangladesh-Japan friendship into a "powerful engine of economic progress and shared prosperity". He spoke at a joint... Read More


Probe into 6-hour grid outage opens

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has formed a committee to investigate a collapse in a section of the national grid that left significant parts of Dhaka and Chattogram without... Read More


Sitakunda crash robs father of son, family belongings

Dhaka, Oct. 27 -- Azharul Islam came to Chattogram from Netrokona several years ago with his family in search of a better life. Working as a day labourer, he recently bought two cows in his village an... Read More