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Port Congestion: NBR tightens rules to clear
Staff Reporter : The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed that containers destined for Inland Container Depots (ICDs) or off-docks must be moved from ships to the depots on the same day they...
Voices of Rohingya to echo at Cox’s Bazar conference
Diplomatic Correspondent : National Security Adviser Khalilur Rahman has warned that the Rohingya issue is gradually slipping off the international agenda, and said the interim government is making concerted efforts to rally global support...
Bangladesh taps Malaysia to fix Rohingya crisis
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has called on Malaysia, in its capacity as ASEAN Chair, to use its influence in mobilising international efforts for a lasting resolution to the protracted Rohingya refugee crisis. Prof. Muhammad...
It was people’s will, not mine
Staff Reporter : Nobel Peace Prize laureate Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus has said his decision to take on the role of Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser was driven not by personal ambition, but by a responsibility...
UN Water Pact: Dhaka’s move tests India’s bilateralism
Farrukh Khosru : Bangladesh has become the first country in South Asia to join the UN Water Convention, a move that regional experts say could reshape the politics of river sharing and test India’s...
Trump, Putin Alaska Talks: Ceremony without Substance
Agencies : The high-profile summit between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska concluded Saturday without a ceasefire agreement or major diplomatic progress on the war...
Zelenskiy to visit US tomorrow
Reuters : Volodymyr Zelenskiy said he will visit Washington on Monday (18 August) to meet Donald Trump, who spoke at length with the Ukrainian president and with NATO and European leaders after the US...
Rajshahi Raid: Weapons cache unearthed
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Army recovered firearms, explosives-making materials, and other weapons while detaining three individuals during a raid at a coaching centre in Rajshahi early on Friday. A team from the 40...
NCP hits out at Yunus over London visit
Staff Reporter : National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Coordinator Nasiruddin Patwary has criticised Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus, accusing him of prioritising symbolic acts abroad over the concerns of the Bangladeshi people. Speaking at...
‘2008 polls pre-planned’
Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan on Saturday alleged that the 2008 general election was far from neutral, describing it as a “pre-planned and stage-managed” exercise where the winners were...