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Interim govt formulated Bangladesh's best labour law ever: Adviser Sakhawat

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Labour and Employment Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hussain on Sunday said the labour law enacted under the interim government is the best Bangladesh has ever had, comp... Read More


Bangladesh to buy second spot LNG cargo for January delivery

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Bangladesh is set to purchase its second LNG cargo from the spot market for 2026, with delivery scheduled for the second week of January. State-run Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company... Read More


Two killed in Sitakunda truck accident

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Two people were killed, and another was injured after a truck carrying betel leaves veered off the road and crashed in Sitakunda upazila of Chattogram. The accident occurred in the ... Read More


Levying fees on state guarantees against risk-laden loans likely

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- A government move gets underway for revising the fee structure for state guarantees against both foreign and domestic loans to introduce a risk-based pricing mechanism to reduce fisc... Read More


Gun attack on Hadi: RAB detain motorbike owner

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has detained Abdul Hannan, the owner of the motorbike which was used in the gun attack on Inquilab Moncho spokesperson Osman Hadi, from the Mohammadpur a... Read More


Seven Bangladeshi nationals arrested for suspected drug offences in Singapore

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Seven Bangladeshi nationals, aged between 20 and 40, were detained from migrant worker dormitories in Singapore for suspected drug-related offences. Singapore's Central Narcotics Bu... Read More


Five-storey building tilts in Mymensingh

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- A five-storey building tilted in Mymensingh city during piling work for a nearby 20-storey building, triggering panic among the building's owner and tenants. For safety reasons, they... Read More


Artificial intelligence is good butneeds to be better and safer

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- In the landmark G20 Summit on African soil, world leaders converged on digital innovations as a force for inclusive growth, urging ethical Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance to ... Read More


NBR, CIC freeze bank accounts of Faisal Karim Masud and Apple Soft IT Limited

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) and the Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) have frozen all bank accounts of Faisal Karim Masud and his IT company, Apple Soft IT Limited. Masud is a... Read More


BD must focus on tech, edu, skill dev to harness youth dividend

Dhaka, Dec. 14 -- Speakers at a programme on Saturday emphasised that Bangladesh should prioritise technology-based entrepreneurship, time-relevant education, and skill development for youths to fully... Read More