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Dhaka-Islamabad to hold JEC meeting on Oct 27

Diplomatic Correspondent : After a 20-year gap, Bangladesh and Pakistan will hold the 9th Joint Economic Commission (JEC) meeting in Dhaka on October 27. The talks will focus on strengthening basic economic cooperation, especially...

DU-DC students clash at midnight

DU Correspondent : Dhaka University and Dhaka College students clashed in front of the Shahnewaz hostel, designated for students of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Dhaka University, adjacent to the capital’s New Market,...

Creating social biz fund for agri-entrepreneurs in BD

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday urged the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) to establish a social business fund aimed at supporting young agricultural entrepreneurs, women, farmers, and...

Names of 16 colleges changed

  The names of 16 colleges under the National University (NU) have been changed. It was confirmed in a recent notification signed by Kazi Nurul Islam, Deputy Secretary of the Private College Branch-6 of...

Symbols outside official list never issued: EC

News Desk: Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin reminded that the National Citizen Party could not be allocated the “Shapla” symbol because it was not included in the commission’s official list of approved symbols....

ACC to sue Hasina in bridge toll scam

Staff Reporter: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file a case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 16 others on charges of irregularities, abuse of power, and embezzlement in the Meghna-Gomti bridge...

Desco losses Tk125cr in FY25

Staff Reporter: Dhaka Electric Supply Company (Desco) has posted a loss of Tk125 crore for fiscal year 2024–25 (FY25), as higher power purchase costs and operational inefficiencies weighed heavily on the state-run utility’s earnings....

Foreign firms to operate 3 Ctg port terminals

Staff Reporter: The government is set to ink landmark agreements this December with foreign companies to operate three key terminals of the Chattogram Port — the Laldia Container Terminal, New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT),...

China slams Trump’s 100pc tariff threat

Al Jazeera: China has called United States President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on Chinese goods hypocritical as it defended its curbs on exports of rare earth elements and equipment, while stopping short of imposing...