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Good election needed for boosting investment: CPD's Mustafizur Rahman

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Noted economist and Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Distinguished Fellow Prof Dr Mustafizur Rahman on Saturday said a good election is needed for boosting investment in the country.... Read More


Latest quarterly count of donations at Kishoreganj's Pagla Masjid yields over Tk 12 crore

Kishoreganj, Aug. 30 -- A record Tk 12,93,72,220 was collected from the donation boxes at the historic Pagla Mosque in Kishoreganj, officials said after 14 hours of calculations on Saturday. In addit... Read More


Tamil actors Vishal, Sai Dhanshika get engaged, wedding postponed

, Aug. 30 -- Tamil film stars Vishal and Sai Dhanshika have officially announced their engagement. The couple exchanged rings in an intimate ceremony held at Vishal's residence in Chennai, surrounded ... Read More


Dhaka's air quality turns 'unhealthy for sensitive groups'

, Aug. 30 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 113 at 9:05 am this morning. The capital's air w... Read More


MSF South Asia welcomes health expert Parthesarathy Rajendran as ED

, Aug. 30 -- The international medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, has appointed Parthesarathy Rajendran as its new Executive Direct... Read More


Gono Odhikar Parishad stages nationwide protests over attack on Nur

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Leaders and activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad staged protest rallies across the country on Saturday, condemning the recent attack on the party that left its president, Nurul Haque N... Read More


SAHR delegation discusses democratic transition, HR situation with Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A delegation from South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) on Saturday met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and discussed the ongoing democratic transition and human rights situation in... Read More


Man killed in inter-family dispute over ducks in Sylhet

, Aug. 30 -- A man was killed and his two brothers seriously injured in a familial clash over dead ducks in Kanaighat of Sylhet. The deceased, Saidur Rahman, 35, died Saturday morning at Sylhet Osman... Read More


Ctg's mega road project delayed as land acquisition hits deadlock

, Aug. 30 -- The government has granted a one-year extension for the Kalurghat Bridge to Chaktai Canal Road project, now due in June 2026, as bureaucratic snarls in land acquisition stall critical wor... Read More


Road to justice fraught with difficulties for Bangladesh's enforced disappearance victims

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh observed the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Saturday amidst calls for ensuring security to enforced disappearance survivors, tracing the vi... Read More