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Use Rooppur to break the capacity-payment trap

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- Bringing Rooppur into commercial operation expeditiously can give the BNP government the leverage to restructure a power sector that is draining public finances, consuming scarc... Read More


Sajek blockade hits farmers, workers

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- A seven-day blockade in Sajek, Rangamati, has disrupted transport, created shortages of essential goods and left farmers struggling to sell their produce, while hundreds of driv... Read More


Over 3,000 BD expats deported from Cambodia

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- More than 52,000 foreign nationals deported in first nine months of 2026; trafficking victims among Bangladeshis yet to be identified Cambodia deported more than 3,000 Banglades... Read More


'BNP taking Bangladesh towards North Korea'

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organiser for the Southern Region and lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah has accused the BNP government of curbing freedom of expression, alleging that ... Read More


'Human rights must anchor economic policies, governance'

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- Irene Zubaida Khan, Bangladesh's Permanent Representative to the United Nations Ambassador has urged the globe that human rights be integrated into the core of economic policy a... Read More


ICT to deliver verdict against Hanif today

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- The tribunal is set to deliver its verdict today against four accused, including Awami League Joint General Secretary Mahbub Ul Alam Hanif, in a case over the killing of six peo... Read More


CEC to talk with political parties in November

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin plans to hold talks with political parties by November to discuss the upcoming local government elections, aiming to maintain t... Read More


Eviction drives push hawkers out in Mirpur, Gulistan

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- The Dhaka North and South city corporations launched separate eviction drives in Mirpur-1 and Gulistan on Wednesday to clear footpaths of illegal stalls and structures, but hawk... Read More


SAU students go on rampage at fair ground

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University (SAU) in Dhaka vandalised the entrance gate and other structures at the old trade fair ground on Wednesday, demanding the recov... Read More


BARDO marks White Cane Safety Day, calls for greater opportunities for visually impaired people

Bangladesh, Oct. 29 -- The Blind Education and Rehabilitation Development Organisation (Bardo) has observed World White Cane Safety Day with a rally and a discussion meeting in Dhaka, highlighting the... Read More