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EU pre-election exploratory team meets EC

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- A European Union (EU) pre-election exploratory mission on Monday held meetings with officials of the Election Commission (EC) in Dhaka, discussing preparations and the overall atmos... Read More


NCP, Gono Odhikar merging: Nasiruddin

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has said "three blocs" are emerging in the current political landscape. He announced that a new bloc is coming und... Read More


EC to roll out reg process for expatriate voting Final voter list on Nov 18

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The Election Commission (EC) will soon announce the official registration process for expatriate Bangladeshis to cast their votes for the first time through postal ballots. Meanwhi... Read More


Negligence blamed for waterlogging: DNCC

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Decades of negligence in maintaining Dhaka's drainage and canal networks have left the capital highly vulnerable to waterlogging, Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator M... Read More


Mobile Toilet Training Govt officials to visit China

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Three officials from the Local Government Department are set to travel to China for training on the operation and maintenance of five newly purchased mobile toilets. According to a... Read More


Private sector repays $600m

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Bangladesh's private sector has adopted a cautious approach to external borrowing, repaying more short-term foreign loans than it has taken in fresh credit during the first seven mo... Read More


UNESCO representative meets Information and Broadcasting Adviser

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Susan Vize, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh, paid a courtesy call on Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuz Alam at the ministry this afternoon. Duri... Read More


Nahid (NCP) says reintroducing Awami League into politics risks BNP

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam warned that if the BNP begins "reaching out" to rehabilitate the Awami League (AL) in politics, it would spell disaster for the BNP... Read More


Italian envoy calls on adviser Faruk-e-Azam

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Antonio Alessandro today called on Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk-e-Azam, Bir Protik, at his secretariat office here. During the call... Read More


Govt to procure 50,000 MTs gasoline

Dhaka, Sept. 23 -- The government today approved a proposal in principle for procuring some 50,000 metric tons (MTs) of gasoline to meet the growing demand for energy. The approvals came from the 38t... Read More