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PM’s China visit to bolster Dhaka-Beijing economic ties: BNP
Bangladesh’s economic and strategic relationship with China will be further strengthened through Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ongoing visit to the country, BNP senior joint secretary...
‘Debt burden rises by Tk1 lakh cr in 4 months’
The country’s debt burden increased by more than Tk1 lakh crore within four months of the new government taking office, warning that failure to implement...
Govt has no actual imams, muezzins data: Kaikobad
Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad) told the parliament on Thursday that the government does not have any actual statistics on the number...
Online gambling now considers as criminal offence
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has announced that the government has brought online gambling under the purview of criminal law through the “Cyber Security...
Waste pushes Rupsa, Bhairab towards crisis
At dawn, fishermen still cast their nets into the Bhairab and Rupsa rivers, hoping for a catch. But where these rivers once teemed with fish...
‘Sarwar removed to promote corruption’
Opposition Member of Parliament for Gazipur-4 constituency, Salah Uddin, participating in the budget discussion in the National Parliament, has alleged that honest and clean-image officer...
10,000 ‘illegal’ immigrants sent back to Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said that around 10,000 “illegal” immigrants have so far been sent back to Bangladesh from the Indian state...
Govt’s decisions threaten economy
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government’s “wrong and shortsighted” decisions have pushed...
DEMU trains lie abandoned at Kamalapur
The Diesel Electric Multiple Unit trains, introduced with much publicity during the tenure of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, are now lying abandoned at Kamalapur...
Australia, UNICEF ink $11.4m deal for Rohingyas
Australia has committed US$11.4 million (AUD16 million) in multi-year funding to UNICEF to sustain life-saving support for Rohingya children and host communities in Bangladesh amid...
‘Govt targets job-led economy’
The government’s aims to transform Bangladesh into a more investment-friendly and employment-oriented economy, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said. “To achieve this goal, the Small...