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Proposal sent back, seeking foreign aid suggested

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Planning Commission has sent back the Rural Employment and Road Maintenance Programme-4 proposal, a Tk 20.99 billion initiative to provide financial assistance for women by engag... Read More


Ruet expels four students for anti-July uprising role

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The authorities at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) have expelled four students, including president and general secretary of the university unit of the banne... Read More


Trump says EU was born to "screw" U.S.

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The European Union (EU) was born to "screw" the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday during the first cabinet meeting of his second presidency. "The European Un... Read More


BSMMU scraps recruitment of 544 doctors, nurses, employees over irregularities in hiring process

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, or BSMMU, has scrapped the recruitment of 544 doctors, nurses, and employees at its Super Specialised Hospital in Dhaka. The decision ca... Read More


Amazon unveils AI-powered Alexa+

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Amazon on Wednesday announced an upgraded Alexa experience, Alexa+, powered by generative AI technologies. Amazon's devices and services chief Panos Panay called it a "complete re-a... Read More


Trump says Ukraine can "forget about" joining NATO

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday Ukraine could "forget about" joining the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and he would try to get Ukraine as much land as possibl... Read More


BD yet to tap into $200b global gaming industry

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Speakers at a seminar highlighted the rapid expansion of the global gaming industry, now valued at $200 billion-surpassing both the music and film industries combined-and its potenti... Read More


Beximco seeks Tk 4.0b lifeline

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The debt-ridden Beximco Group has sought government assistance to sustain operations through cash credit (CC) of Tk 1.0 billion per month, rather than shutting down the factories und... Read More


BCC fines Peoples Poultry and Hatchery Tk 7.2m

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC) fined Peoples Poultry and Hatchery Limited Tk 7.2 million for colluding to artificially increase egg prices as well as manipulate supply i... Read More


BERC holds public hearing, marred by CAB boycott, strong protests

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) on Wednesday conducted the public hearing on the proposed gas tariff hike amid protests by the stakeholders, including the Consumer... Read More