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Water rights in South Asia must be based on justice: Speakers

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- Water rights in South Asia should be established on the basis of justice, mutual understanding and cooperation rather than political dominance, speakers said at a seminar in Chat... Read More


'Dhaka-Sylhet Highway land issues to be resolved by Oct'

Bangladesh, Oct. 1 -- The government expects to resolve most of the land acquisition-related complications for the Dhaka-Sylhet six-lane highway project by October, while construction of the Sylhet se... Read More


'Govt won't shoulder any stigma over local govt elections'

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Mir Shahe Alam have stated that local government elections will commence in January, in accordance with... Read More


Dhaka WASA pledges tobacco-free environment across all offices

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Dhaka WASA has pledged to ensure a smoke and tobacco products-free environment across all its offices, with greater emphasis on enforcing relevant provisions of the Smoking and... Read More


US firms show interest in $1bn AI, chip investment

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- US semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies have expressed interest in investing more than US$1 billion in Bangladesh, State Minister for Primary and... Read More


US firms show interest in $1bn AI, chip investment

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- US semiconductor and artificial intelligence (AI) technology companies have expressed interest in investing more than US$1 billion in Bangladesh, State Minister for Primary and... Read More


'Human rights, equality must be ensured'

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) Ambassador Irene Zubaida Khan has called for human rights, equality and non-discrimination to be upheld in the ... Read More


PPEPP-EU project 'helps reduce' extreme poverty in climate-vulnerable areas

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The Pathways to Prosperity for Extremely Poor People-European Union (PPEPP-EU) project has significantly reduced extreme poverty among targeted households in climate-vulnerable... Read More


68 AC Lands withdrawn

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- The government has withdrawn 68 assistant commissioners (land), known as AC Lands, from their posts and attached them as senior assistant commissioners to the offices of divisi... Read More


UPL defends books after showroom attack

Bangladesh, Sept. 30 -- University Press Limited (UPL) has said it "stands by every book" it publishes following an incident at its Banglabazar showroom over the sale of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's The Un... Read More