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Rights group condemns abolition suggestion

Dhaka, July 18 -- Social Resistance Committee (Samajik Protirodh Committee) strongly protested national unity commission's (NUC) recommendation to abolish the current system of reserved seats for wome... Read More


High Court seeks all docs of Orion Accom-Belhasa JV firm

Dhaka, July 18 -- The High Court has called for all the documents of Belhasa Accom and Associates Limited alias Orion Infrastructure Limited, a joint-venture company which constructed the Jatrabari-Gu... Read More


Updated voting list to enrol many eligible new voters

Dhaka, July 18 -- An updated voting list will enroll more eligible new voters to vote in the next elections in Bangladesh under provision of the just-amended law. The Council of Advisers of the inter... Read More


Direct buying may boost RMG exports

Dhaka, July 18 -- Direct cotton sourcing from US farmers could boost apparel exports to the country amid rising trade tensions and tariff uncertainties, said a Bangladeshi-born American entrepreneur o... Read More


Govt moves to curb power generation costs

Dhaka, July 18 -- In a bid to rein in soaring electricity subsidies and generation costs, the government has initiated a plan to reduce expenditure at power plants where it holds full or partial owner... Read More


Future-ready infrastructure in focus at TowerCo Build Forum

Dhaka, July 18 -- The TowerCo Build Forum 2025 brought together key stakeholders from Bangladesh's telecommunications infrastructure sector on Thursday to underscore the urgent need for capacity build... Read More


Financing gaps, weak ecosystem stifle growth of start-ups, entrepreneurship

Dhaka, July 18 -- Systematic gap in financing and unavailability of a supportive ecosystem remain two major challenges hindering the growth of local start-ups and youth entrepreneurships. Besides, la... Read More


SpaceX VP Lauren Dreyer praises Bangladesh's efficiency in facilitating Starlink launch

Dhaka, July 18 -- The Vice President of SpaceX, Lauren Dreyer, has commended the coordinated efforts of government officials in Bangladesh for supporting the effective launching of Starlink in the cou... Read More


Govt signs MoU with UN to open human rights Office in Dhaka

Dhaka, July 18 -- The interim government of Bangladesh has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the United Nations to establish a country office of the UN Human Rights Council in... Read More


Bangladesh clarifies house in Mymensingh not linked to Satyajit Ray's ancestors

Dhaka, July 17 -- Bangladesh has clarified that a house in Mymensingh, reported in some media as the ancestral property of eminent filmmaker and author Satyajit Ray, does not, in fact, belong to his f... Read More