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UN, govt, German Embassy leaders join Forces at Circular Built Environment workshop

Dhaka, March 29 -- A high-level training workshop on "Circularity in the Built Environment" was held on Sunday in Dhaka, bringing together key stakeholders from government, development partners, acade... Read More


DNCC launches special mosquito control campaign

Dhaka, March 29 -- The Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) launched a special cleaning and mosquito repelling campaign in 536 educational institutions on Saturday to prevent spread of mosquito-borne d... Read More


Ten mistakes young professionals make at the start of their career

Dhaka, March 29 -- The corporate world moves fast and expects a great deal from you almost immediately. The problem is that nobody hands you a guide on how things actually work. Universities teach you... Read More


How artificial intelligence is dismantling the freelancer economy's lower rungs

Dhaka, March 29 -- For much of the past decade, platforms such as Fiverr and Upwork were celebrated as the great democratisers of global labour. A graphic designer in Rangpur, a copywriter in Lagos, o... Read More


Govt seeking $2.0b in bailout from foreign financiers

Dhaka, March 29 -- Bangladesh opts for seeking an additional $2.0 billion in bailout from foreign development partners to buttress the balance of payments (BoP) through minimising shocks stemming from... Read More


Post-Eid return rush overwhelms Dhaka

Dhaka, March 29 -- The capital city witnessed massive crowds at key entry points on Saturday as thousands of city residents returned from their village homes after the Eid-ul-Fitr and Independence Day... Read More


Govt plans five climate-resilient bridges in Mymensingh, Netrokona

Dhaka, March 29 -- The government plans to build five climate-resilient bridges over key rivers in the border areas of Mymensingh and Netrokona, aiming to strengthen regional connectivity and unlock e... Read More


The costs of Trump-Netanyahu's dirty war

Dhaka, March 29 -- It has been the dirtiest of all wars, if by dirty is meant a cunning, stealthy, unprovoked and no-holds barred war. America and Iran were ostensibly (from the aggressors' point of v... Read More


Hackers demand $1.5m ransom in major cyberattack

Dhaka, March 29 -- In one of the largest corporate cyberattacks in Bangladesh, the country's leading supermarket chain Shwapno has confirmed that its customer database was breached, with hackers deman... Read More


Constitutional Reform Council: Discussion on opposition notice on Tuesday

Dhaka, March 29 -- The discussion on a notice on the Constitutional Reform Council, submitted by the opposition leader in the parliament, Jamaat-e-Islami chief Dr Shafiqur Rahman, will be held in the ... Read More