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Tarique steps into 61 Thursday with no birthday celebrations

, Nov. 19 -- BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will step into 61 on Thursday, but there will be no celebrations to mark the occasion. Tarique, the eldest son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and the part... Read More


BSTI launches unified e-service platform

, Nov. 19 -- The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) on Wednesday formally launched its new e-Services Management System aimed at bringing all customer services under a single digital ... Read More


AKIJ Resource launches AI-powered career portal 'nextjobz'

, Nov. 19 -- AKIJ Resource, one of the country's leading business conglomerates, has launched an artificial intelligence-powered career platform, 'nextjobz' (nextjobz.com.bd), aiming to make the recru... Read More


Mushfiqur stands one run away from a century in his 100th Test

, Nov. 19 -- Bangladesh cricket star Mushfiqur Rahim is poised to enter the record books. He closed the opening day of the Mirpur Test against Ireland unbeaten on 99, needing just one more run to beco... Read More


Delhi highlights strategic importance of Pharma sector in economic partnership with Dhaka

, Nov. 19 -- Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma has underscored the strategic importance of the pharmaceutical sector in the economic partnership between Bangladesh and India. Speaki... Read More


Experts warn Bangladesh may face major power crisis without policy stability, investment

, Nov. 19 -- Industry experts and business leaders have warned that the next government could face a severe power crisis unless immediate steps are taken to stabilise the sector and restore investor c... Read More


Mob violence must be abandoned to build a democratic system: Fakhrul

, Nov. 19 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said "mob violence" must be abandoned to build a truly democratic system in the country. "The foremost principle of democra... Read More


Malaysia reopens labour market for Bangladeshis but imposes 'unacceptable' conditions: Asif Nazrul

, Nov. 19 -- Malaysia has reopened its labour market for Bangladeshi workers but attached around a dozen conditions that Dhaka considers unacceptable, said Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment... Read More


Traders announce countrywide mobile shop closure

, Nov. 19 -- Mobile phone traders have announced that all mobile phone sales outlets across the country will remain closed from today (Wednesday) in protest against the detention of Sumash Tech CEO Ab... Read More


Massive fire at Gazipur factory damages valuables; 500 workers evacuated

Gazipur, Nov. 19 -- A massive fire swept through a factory in Bagher Bazar area of Gazipur Sadar upazila on Wednesday, destroying valuables and damaging a nearby printing factory and a house. The fir... Read More