Indian port curbs add new pressure to jute sector
Farrukh Khosru : The Bangladeshi jute sector is under renewed strain following India’s latest restrictions on the import of jute products-a move many experts and...
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Admin finally woke up to save ragged ‘White Stone’
Reza Mahmud, Dhaka, with : Shofique Ahmed Shofiee, Sylhet : At the source of the Dhalai River, along the Companyganj border, lies the ‘Sada Pathor’...
Arrest warrants issued against Hasina
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court has issued arrest warrants against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 285 others in a case filed over alleged...
Khaleda’s 81st birthday today
Reza Mahmud : Today is the 81st birthday of BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, the country’s highly revered and uncompromising politician and also three times...
Shibir unveils 30-point education reform plan, urges government action
Staff Reporter: Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has unveiled a 30-point education reform proposal, calling for the transformation of the country’s education system into one that...
Election roadmap to be unveiled next week: EC Secretary
NN Online: The Election Commission (EC) will announce the roadmap for the upcoming national polls next week, Senior Secretary Md Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday....
Dhaka rejects weak ‘Global Plastics Treaty’ draft, demands stronger action
NN Online: Bangladesh has rejected the latest draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, urging negotiators to adopt far stronger measures to combat plastic pollution....
February election deadline must not be crossed, says BNP’s Dudu
NN Online: BNP Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Wednesday urged people to stay alert so that no one could delay the national election beyond February,...
Thousands battle Greece fires as heatwave bakes Europe
AFP: Greece battled a dozen major wildfires on Wednesday, including one threatening its third-largest city Patras, as a heatwave stoked blazes and forced the evacuation...
Yunus invites Malaysian giants to invest in BD
Staff Reporter : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has urged Malaysia’s leading conglomerates to explore investment opportunities in Bangladesh’s affordable housing, ports, and healthcare and...
Will step down before election schedule
Staff Reporter : Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, adviser to the Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Ministry, has announced that he will not serve in...
Amid Visa Confusion: Gaza students’ education at AUW in limbo
Staff Reporter : The Chattogram police, reportedly following instructions from senior Home Ministry officials, informed the Asian University for Women (AUW) that the visa facility...