Dhaka seeks 10pc tariff cap in US trade talks
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has formally submitted a counter-proposal to the United States Trade Representative (USTR), seeking revisions to the draft Reciprocal Tariff Agreement aimed...
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Infrastructure slowdown sees growth drop to 1.1pc
Staff Reporter : The Bangladeshi construction sector is set to experience a significant deceleration in growth, with projections indicating a slowdown from 3.4 per cent...
Public social media now part of US student visa process
Staff Reporter : The United States Embassy in Dhaka has requested Bangladeshi applicants for student and exchange programme visas to adjust the privacy settings on...
Govt to withdraw 20,000 ‘false and political’ cases in six months
NN Online: The Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs is set to withdraw at least 20,000 false and politically motivated cases over the next...
Govt sets up body to examine 3 previous polls
NN Online: The government has formed a five-member committee, headed by Justice Shamim Hasnain, former judge of the High Court Division, to investigate the allegations...
Rizvi blasts misuse of BNP name for personal gain
NN Online: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday condemned what he described as “vested quarters” for misusing the party’s name to...
BNP leader among six held over assault on govt official in Rajbari
NN Online: Six individuals, including the president of Pangsa Upazila BNP, were detained by the army on Thursday night for allegedly assaulting Kazi Rakibul Hasan,...
Truck runs over pregnant woman, elderly man in Gopalganj
NN Online: Two pedestrians, including a pregnant woman, were killed after being run over by a sand-laden truck while crossing the road in Gopalganj’s Muksudpur...
Spain PM alleges ‘genocide’ in Gaza as rescuers say 65 killed
AFP: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Thursday became the most prominent European leader to describe the situation in Gaza as a “genocide”, as rescuers...
‘Torture devices’ found in detention cells
Staff Reporter : A recent report by the Commission on Enforced Disappearance reveals that “specialized interrogation cells equipped with torture devices” were found in nearly...
Foreign aid cuts affect Rohingya children’s education
Staff Reporter : Rohingya refugee children in Bangladesh have been facing extreme education crisis as the United States (US) and other foreign donor have cut-offs...
Iran will ‘never surrender’ to US
Al Jazeera : Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said Iran will “never surrender” to the United States, striking a defiant tone in his...