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Yunus urges int'l community to enhance support for countries in transition

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Bangladesh's Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, has called on the international community to expand financial and technical support for countries in transition, warning that r... Read More


Ruhul Quddus Khan new CEO and MD of Unilever Bangladesh

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL), one of the largest fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) companies in the country, announced the appointment of Ruhul Quddus Khan as its Chief Executi... Read More


H-1B workers abroad race to US as Trump order sparks dismay, confusion

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- Panic, confusion and anger reigned as workers on H-1B visas from India and China were forced to abandon travel plans and rush back to the US after President Donald Trump imposed, in... Read More


Demand for immediate passage of proposed amendments to Tobacco Control Act

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- DORP Youth Forum has called for the swift passage of the proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control Act by the Ministry of Health, free from the influence of tobacco companies, in o... Read More


MoU signed to resolve waterlogging in Bhobdaha region

Dhaka, Sept. 22 -- The government will re-excavate 81.5 km of five rivers to address the longstanding waterlogging situation in Bhobdaha region of Jashore and Khulna, including mitigating the sufferin... Read More


Court orders seizure of $81m from Philippines bank over 2016 Bangladesh reserve heist

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- A court has ordered the "seizure" of $81 million from the Philippines' Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation in connection with the 2016 hacking and theft of Bangladesh's foreign res... Read More


Private external debt dips 4.0pc YoY to $19.8b

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Bangladesh's private sector outstanding external debt fell 4.0 per cent year on year (Y-O-Y) to US$19.78 billion at the end of June, as subdued investment and slow credit demand wei... Read More


Chittagong University appoints Prof Shaid Shohrowardhy as new proctor

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Chittagong University has appointed marketing teacher Professor Hossain Shaid Shohrowardhy as its new proctor. The university's registrar office issued the official notification ap... Read More


JU rejects Amir Hamza's remarks as 'false and fabricated'

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Jahangirnagar University (JU) authorities strongly condemned recent remarks made by Jamaat-e-Islami leader Amir Hamza regarding the university, describing them as "false, baseless a... Read More


Bangladesh ranks 106th on Global Innovation Index

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Bangladesh remains one of the least innovative nations in the world, having been placed in the lower tier of a recent global ranking. The country was ranked 106th out of 139 econom... Read More