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EU Ambassador meets Fakhrul; discusses election, reforms

Dhaka, March 20 -- European Union (EU) Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday and discussed a range of issues relating to Bangladesh'... Read More


FAO, Bangladesh join forces to make public spending key driver of productivity, prosperity

Dhaka, March 20 -- The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the government of Bangladesh on Thursday hosted a high-level technical workshop in the city to lay the groundwo... Read More


Maiden WAVES summit set for May in Mumbai

Dhaka, March 20 -- Visual and Entertainment Summit (WAVES) will be held from May 1 to 4 at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India, with the goal of fostering stronger global connections in t... Read More


Gazipur workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway to extend Eid vacation

Dhaka, March 20 -- Workers of a readymade garment (RMG) factory blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway for one and a half hours demanding to extend their vacation by two days on the occasion of the holy Eid... Read More


Amazon to end little-used echo privacy feature that prevented voice recording transfers

Dhaka, March 20 -- Amazon is discontinuing a little-used privacy feature that allowed some Echo users to keep their voice recordings from being sent to the company's cloud. Starting March 28, the "Do... Read More


Confidence in elections hinges on reforming current administration: Hasnat Abdullah

Cumilla, March 20 -- Hasnat Abdullah, chief organiser (South) of the National Citizen Party (NCP), said voters could not cast their votes in past three elections conducted by the Awami League administ... Read More


30 years after Tokyo Subway Sarin Attack, Survivors and families still seek justice

Dhaka, March 20 -- Thirty years after the deadly sarin gas attack on Tokyo's subway system, survivors and families of victims continue to seek justice and closure. On March 20, 1995, members of the A... Read More


Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shing faces scrutiny over Panama Ports Deal

Dhaka, March 20 -- A business deal involving Hong Kong's richest man, Li Ka-shing, has sparked controversy after his company, CK Hutchison Holdings, agreed to sell its Panama Canal port assets to a co... Read More


Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 40, Say Hospitals

, March 20 -- Israeli airstrikes overnight and into Thursday killed at least 40 Palestinians across Gaza, according to three hospitals. The attacks targeted homes in the southern cities of Khan Younis... Read More


Bhola JCD leader injured in BNP factional clash, dies

Bhola, March 20 -- A Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) leader who was critically injured in a factional clash between two groups of the BNP in Monpura upazila of Bhola, died on Wednesday night while bein... Read More