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SAJIDA Foundation shares insights on women-led climate resilience

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- SAJIDA Foundation hosted a research dissemination event titled "Building Climate Resilience: Women as Agents of Change" in Dhaka on Thursday (August 21). Policymakers, researchers, ... Read More


Dutch foreign minister resigns after failing to secure sanctions against Israel

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp has resigned, after he failed to secure new sanctions against Israel over the war in Gaza. Veldkamp had informed the country's Parliament he i... Read More


Ultimatum to return looted white stones in Sylhet

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The Sylhet district administration has ordered looted white stones from the Shada Pathor tourist site to be returned by 5pm on Tuesday, 26 August. The directive came from a meeting ... Read More


Youth injured in transformer blast dies in Dhaka

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- A 28-year-old man, who sustained burn injuries following a transformer blast in Gendaria in Dhaka, died at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Friday. The deceased... Read More


Newly evolving transatlantic economic and political relations

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- EU-US economic and political relations are complex, marked by deep economic and shared historical ties with extensive trade and investment partnership. These relations are now underg... Read More


Lift business booms, sans safety regulations

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Bangladesh sees lift market making quantum leaps, but largely unregulated to raising concerns about safety of users, according to industry-insiders. The market, worth around Tk 12 b... Read More


Ctg policeman relieved from duty after 'bribery' video goes viral

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- A police officer in Chattogram has been removed from duty after a video emerged on social media appearing to show him accepting a bribe. The officer, Sub-Inspector Shahin Bhuiyan, h... Read More


Russia, US discuss possible cooperation on LNG projects: Putin

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- Russia and the United States are discussing the possibility of cooperating in liquefied natural gas (LNG), not only in the Russian Arctic zone but also in the US state of Alaska, Rus... Read More


FBCCI election boards reconstituted as per court order

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- The election and appeal boards of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) have been reconstituted to oversee the 2025-27 executive committee polls, in ... Read More


Ctg port expands container storage capacity by 10pc

Dhaka, Aug. 23 -- CHATTOGRAM, Aug 22: Chittagong port, the prime sea port of the country, expanded its container storage capacity by nearly 10 per cent recently as a measure to address severe congesti... Read More