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Another 2-year extension on the cards

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The much-hyped Japanese Economic Zone project at Araihazar in Narayanganj is heading for another two-year extension, with the Chief Adviser's Office now seeking a second revision to ... Read More


Gono Odhikar activists torch JP office

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad set fire to and vandalised the Jatiya Party headquarters in the capital's Kakrail area as fresh political tensions gripped Dhaka on Saturday. Poli... Read More


Experts call for regional action to address Rohingya crisis

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- A panel of diplomats, academics, and policy experts at a programme called for stronger regional action to find a solution to the Rohingya refugee crisis. Providing them with local s... Read More


Oman's OQ Trading plans to build FSRU in Moheshkhali

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- OQ Trading International of Oman is planning to construct a floating storage and regasification unit (FSRU) in Moheshkhali in the Bay of Bengal in order to address the country's LNG ... Read More


Over 30 CU students injured in clash with locals; army deployed

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Over 30 students of Chittagong University (CU) were injured in a clash with local people near the university's Gate No. 2 area early Sunday following an alleged incident of harassmen... Read More


EU due diligence directive to hold brands, buyers and exporters accountable: Experts

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), under the European Union's Due Diligence Act, will create an opportunity to hold brands and buyers accountable, alo... Read More


RUCSU election: RU Professor urges entry of freshers, repressed leaders

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Rajshahi University (RU) Professor Dr Md Faridul Islam, general secretary of the university's Zia Parishad and a faculty member of the Marketing Department, has demanded the inclusio... Read More


Nur's condition stable, not out of danger

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- The health condition of Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) was stable but not out of danger, said a doctor ... Read More


Bangladesh could gain $2b business from tariff advantage: Zahid Hussain

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Higher tariffs imposed on India and China by the Trump administration could divert US$1.27-2.32 billion in US export orders from these countries to Bangladesh in the current fiscal y... Read More


Bangladesh Agricultural University protests confine VC among over 200 teachers

Dhaka, Aug. 31 -- Students at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) in Mymensingh have resumed protest by besieging the vice-chancellor and over 200 teachers as their demand for a "combined degree"... Read More