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Democratise political, economic processes for sustainable dev

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Speakers at an event in the capital on Monday emphasised the need for democratising political and economic processes, as well as ensuring good governance for sustainable development. ... Read More


Air ambulance not arriving today

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The air ambulance arranged for BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is not arriving in Dhaka today. It was supposed to land at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport today and take her to... Read More


Govt to revise FoC import ceiling for raw materials

Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- The government is set to revise the Free of Cost (FoC) raw material-import ceiling in the upcoming amendments to the Import Policy Order 2021-2024, aiming to safeguard local industrie... Read More


Building a modern, pluralistic, globally connected BD

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh is at a critical turning point of either becoming a modern, high-growth nation attracting foreign capital or risking stagnation by falling back into old collectivist patter... Read More


Preparations complete for upcoming national election: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- All preparations have been taken for the upcoming national parliamentary elections, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday. "All necessary preparat... Read More


Seven college students continue sit-in outside Education Ministry

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Students of the seven government colleges continued their sit-in protest in front of the Education Ministry on Monday, demanding that the colleges be turned into a university. They sa... Read More


Seven fishermen kidnapped, ransom demanded

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Seven fishermen were abducted allegedly by a group of pirates from different areas of the Sundarbans on Sunday. The abductors are now charging Tk 50, 000 as ransom for each fisherman... Read More


Recasting multiagency JIT under UK model underway

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Remodeling the stolen asset recovery (SAR) initiative through creating an entity under a legal framework is under active consideration to give the drive a nudge. Under the latest mov... Read More


Two Bangladeshi workers die in Maldives

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Two Bangladeshi migrant workers have reportedly died from cardiac complications within a span of 12 hours in the Maldives. The men, Ahmed Kamal, 48, and Selim Uddin, 64, were both fr... Read More


BD, Thailand willing to expand trade relations

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh and Thailand want to further expand their existing trade relations and make more effective use of maritime transport facilities between the two nations. The views came whe... Read More