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Man dies 'while making' crude bomb in Shariatpur

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A man has been killed in a crude bomb explosion in Zajira upazila of Shariatpur. Police believe the man died while making a crude bomb when it exploded early Thursday in the Mulai Be... Read More


Mobile internet subscriptions fall to two-year low

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Mobile internet subscriptions in Bangladesh declined to their lowest level in more than two years in November 2025, highlighting a growing disconnect between headline mobile connectiv... Read More


Labour leaders propose 15-point manifesto for workers ahead of polls

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Labour leaders have proposed a 15-point workers' manifesto to political parties, urging them to prioritise workers' rights in their respective election manifestos for the upcoming nat... Read More


Shibir sweeps top three JnUCSU posts

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Candidates backed by Islami Chhatra Shibir have captured all three top posts in the Jagannath University Central Students' Union (JnUCSU), cementing the group's dominance in campus po... Read More


Auction for 700 MHz spectrum turns into single-player contest as Robi pulls out

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The planned auction for the 700-megahertz (MHz) spectrum has been reduced to a single-player contest following Robi Axiata's formal withdrawal, leaving Grameenphone as the only remain... Read More


Migration from Bangladesh on rise amid poor govt support

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- The number of Bangladeshi outbound migrant workers has been on the rise in recent years amidst inadequate budgetary and other technical support from the government for the key remitta... Read More


Forex reserves to stay over $32b even after ACU payments

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's treasury won't feel dollar stress even after settling import- payment obligations to the Asian Clearing Union (ACU) member- countries as gross foreign-exchange reserves a... Read More


Listing of 10 blue-chip cos: SoEs commit, MNCs to seek board approvals

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Ten state-owned enterprises (SoEs) and multinational companies (MNCs) have agreed in principle to offload a portion of their shares on the stock market, following board-level approval... Read More


Warrants issued against ex-minister Saifuzzaman Chy, 35 others

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- A Chattogram court has issued arrest warrants against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury and 35 others in connection with a case involving the embezzlement and laundering of T... Read More


Aviation prospects abound, but fleet proportionately undersized

Dhaka, Jan. 8 -- Bangladesh's state-run airline feels incapacitated to increase flight frequencies and fly to potentially profitable new international destinations, belying rising passenger demand and... Read More