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TIB chief meets PM, discusses anti-corruption measures

Dhaka, May 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman on Thursday met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and discussed measures needed to make the country free from... Read More


TIB Executive Director Iftekharuzzaman meets PM

Dhaka, May 7 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday morning. The meeting took place at the Prime Minister's... Read More


Farmer found dead with legs tied in Rangpur

Rangpur, May 7 -- Police have recovered the body of a farmer with his legs tied from a irrigation pump house in Umarpur area in Pirganj upazila of Rangpur. The deceased was identified as Mofizur Rahm... Read More


AI expansion could wipe out 5.6m jobs in Bangladesh: Debapriya

Dhaka, May 7 -- Prominent economist Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday warned that artificial intelligence, robotics and rapid technological disruption could eliminate as many as 5.6 million jobs i... Read More


Shopkeeper killed following argument over juice purchase in Bagerhat

Bagerhat, May 7 -- A shopkeeper was hacked to death following an argument over a juice purchase in Chitalmari upazila of Bagerhat on Thursday morning. The deceased was identified as Mujahid Mollah, 4... Read More


Madrasah student drowns Sylhet Agricultural University pond

Sylhet, May 7 -- A madrasah student drowned in a pond on the Sylhet Agricultural University (SAU) campus on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Md Raihan, 17, son of Abdur Rahman of B... Read More


Education pledges may remain symbolic without budget boost: Citizen's Platform

Dhaka, May 7 -- The Citizen's Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh on Thursday called on the government to urgently translate its ambitious education pledges into credible budgetary commitments, warning that... Read More


Bangladesh seeks China's involvement, support in Teesta project

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh on Wednesday sought the involvement and support of China in the Teesta River Comprehensive Management and Restoration Project (TRCMRP). Both sides agreed to promote high-qu... Read More


Two farmers killed in lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat, Kurigram

Dhaka, May 7 -- Two farmers were killed in separate lightning strikes in Lalmonirhat and Kurigram districts on Wednesday noon. In Lalmonirhat, a farmer named Yusuf Ali, 35, died after being struck by... Read More


Waqf Administrator meets PM

Dhaka, May 7 -- Bangladesh Waqf Administrator Safiz Uddin Ahmed met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday morning. The meeting was held at his Cabinet Division office in the Secretariat, accordin... Read More