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Property gifts to retain lifetime use rights under proposed law

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- The government has moved to amend The Transfer of Property Act, 1882 to protect parents, grandparents and spouses who gift property to close relatives by allowing them to retain... Read More


Dhaka-Sylhet Highway blocked over reopening, renaming of Ashuganj fertiliser factory

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Workers and local political leaders staged a protest demonstration and human chain in Brahmanbaria today (August 31) demanding the restoration of the gas supply and the moderniz... Read More


117 drug hotspots identified in Khulna

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Drug trafficking and sales are spreading across Khulna city, with 117 hotspots identified across its 44-square-kilometre area, according to a report sent to the Prime Minister's... Read More


Waterlogging hampers life in Mirzapur Poor drainage, overgrown vegetation cause public suffering

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Overgrown bushes and weeds around the Mirzapur Upazila Parishad premises, along with chronic waterlogging, are causing serious inconvenience to people coming from different area... Read More


RNPP holds nuclear emergency response drill

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- A stakeholder workshop and tabletop emergency response exercise were held at the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) to strengthen the preparedness, coordination and response cap... Read More


Disaster Minister assures exemplary punishment

Bangladesh, Aug. 31 -- Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu has assured that those responsible for the killing of four members of a family, including retired teacher Ganapati Chak... Read More


Rising Cost of Starting a Family

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh has long regarded marriage and family formation as major social milestones. However, rising inflation and the costs of housing, education, healthcare, and transporta... Read More


UN probe links AL to disappearances

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Evidence gathered by United Nations investigators of abduction, arbitrary detention and the concealment of people's whereabouts by Bangladesh's security and intelligence agencie... Read More


PM seeks justice for missing

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for international unity to ensure accountability for those responsible for enforced disappearances, saying more than 700 people went mis... Read More


Disappeared, still missing

Bangladesh, Aug. 30 -- Families of people who disappeared during the Awami League regime are still waiting for answers, as a new law before parliament raises hopes of accountability but also questions... Read More