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Robi launches local currency based roaming services

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Robi has simplified international mobile communication for Bangladeshi travellers by launching local currency-based roaming services. Customers can now purchase roaming packs across... Read More


Potato yield at all-time high, price at decade-low in FY25

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- Potato production hit an all-time high of 11.57 million tonnes in the financial year 2024-25, though prices also declined to a decade low, according to the latest Bangladesh Bureau o... Read More


BGMEA to set up zone-based workers' welfare centres

Dhaka, Aug. 15 -- The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has announced plans to establish zone-based workers' welfare centres in major industrial hubs, including Gazipu... Read More


Bangladeshis in Malaysia to receive social protection benefits: Press Secretary

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said that from now on, Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia will receive the same social protection benefits as Malaysian workers. In ad... Read More


Business leaders for extension of LDC graduation timeline

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Leaders of top businesses on Thursday laid emphasis on taking initiatives to extend the transition period for Bangladesh's graduation from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category.... Read More


Procurement of surveillance equipment, lethal weapons under scanner: Shafiqul Alam

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The interim government has formed a committee to look into the whole issue of the surveillance equipment purchased during the Awami League regime and to unearth how that equipment wa... Read More


Business leaders call for deferring LDC graduation by three to six years

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Business leaders at a seminar on Thursday called for deferring the country's LDC graduation by three to six years, as they believe the country is not prepared to do so. They also sa... Read More


Three die as two buses collide in Faridpur

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Three people have died and seven others have been injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Faridpur Sadar Upazila. The accident occurred around 12:30pm on Thursday on the... Read More


BAFFA members protest appointment of administrator, call for immediate election

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- General members of the Bangladesh Freight Forwarders Association (BAFFA) have expressed their strong opposition to the Ministry of Commerce's decision to dissolve BAFFA's democratica... Read More


DMP slaps ban on flying of sky lanterns

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on flying of sky lanterns (fanush) in the capital from 11 pm on Thursday. The ban remains in place until 12 am on Friday, according... Read More