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Grameenphone CEO Azman calls for reduced regulations to boost innovation, competition among mobile operators

Dhaka, March 23 -- Yasir Azman, the CEO of Bangladesh's leading mobile network Grameenphone, sees the increasing use of smartphones and data as the primary challenge in fully leveraging the technologi... Read More


Singer Bangladesh embarks on new 'Transform for Growth' era

Dhaka, March 23 -- Singer Bangladesh has announced that it is entering a new era marked by the 'Transform for Growth' initiative that will see the launch of a manufacturing plant, a concept store, and... Read More


Outgoing BSMMU VC's aides 'assaulted' amid protests over 'recruitment graft'

Dhaka, March 23 -- The aides of Prof Sharfuddin Ahmed, the outgoing vice-chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), have reportedly been assaulted amid protests against a contr... Read More


Dream 4-star CSK debut for Mustafizur against RCB in IPL

Dhaka, March 23 -- Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman has landed a four-wicket haul on his debut for victorious Chennai Super Kings against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. R... Read More


Meghna trawler capsize death toll rises to three, 5 still missing

Dhaka, March 23 -- Two more bodies have been recovered after a trawler struck by a sand-laden cargo vessel capsized in the Meghna River in Brahmanbaria, taking the death toll to three. Five other pass... Read More


EU maritime force deploys warship near hijacked Bangladeshi vessel

Dhaka, March 22 -- The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) has deployed a warship under its anti-piracy mission Operation Atalanta near the hijacked Bangladeshi-flagged vessel MV Abdullah. The mari... Read More


Bangladesh politics heats up over India's position 2 and a half months after election

Dhaka, March 22 -- Bangladesh's politics has heated up over India's stance on the last general election in January with a section of people calling for a boycott of Indian products. The BNP has expre... Read More


Mizan syndicate black-marketing train tickets for 20 years: RAB

Dhaka, March 22 -- Mizan Dhali, now an office assistant of Shohoz at Kamalapur Railway Station, has remained in the job of selling Bangladesh Railway tickets for two decades despite changes to the sys... Read More


Man, 70, killed in Chattogram after being hit by train

Dhaka, March 22 -- A 70-year-old man has died after being struck by a train while crossing the railway tracks in Chattogram's Boalkhali Upazila. The deceased, Nona Das, was a resident of Boalkhali's ... Read More


2 suffer burn wounds from gas cylinder fire in Narayanganj

Dhaka, March 22 -- Two women have sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder leak triggered a fire in Narayanganj's Siddhirganj Upazila. The Narayanganj Fire Service and Civil Defence's Deputy Assi... Read More