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Four Islamic parties throw parallel progs on 5 demands

Three Islamic parties — Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and Khelafat Majlis — on Monday separately announced parallel programmes to press five common demands ahead of the forthcoming national elections.

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SAU holds freshers’ reception

Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University held the orientation ceremony for freshers of the 2024–25 academic year at the university’s Teachers-Students Centre Complex in Dhaka on Monday...

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BB to launch interoperable instant payment system

Bangladesh Bank is preparing to launch a unified interoperable instant payment system that will bring all banks, mobile financial services, microfinance institutions, and digital banks onto a single platform with support from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...

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RMG exports to major markets see growth

The country’s readymade garment exports to its major destinations witnessed a moderate growth in the July-August period of the current financial year of 2025-26...

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BB buys $353m from banks

Bangladesh Bank on Monday purchased record $353 million, highest in a single day, from banks in an attempt to halt the fall of the US dollar against the taka...

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RMG exporters seek clarity on US tariffs

Bangladesh’s readymade garment exporters have sought detailed clarification and an implementation mechanism regarding a recent United States executive order that allows a 20 per cent reciprocal tariff on Bangladeshi goods to be reduced if at least 20 per cent US-origin content or raw materials are used...

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Taskforce recommends renaming BBS to StatBD

An Independent Taskforce on Strengthening Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) on Monday recommended reforms to transform the agency into a modern and trusted national statistical organisation and rebranding it as Statistics Bangladesh (StatBD)...

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8th board meeting of Shippers’ Council held

The 8th meeting of the board of directors of Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh for the term 2024 and 2025 was held on Monday afternoon at its own office’s conference room at Dhanmondi in Dhaka under the chairmanship of Md Rezaul Karim...

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Sonali Life, MILVIK sign deal for digital health services

Sonali Life Insurance Company Limited, one of the leading 4th generation life insurance companies in Bangladesh, has entered into a strategic agreement with MILVIK Bangladesh, a renowned digital telemedicine service provider...

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Tigers face Afghans in must-win tie

Bangladesh are in a must-win situation when they take on Afghanistan in their final Group B match of the ongoing Asia Cup at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi today.  

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Khaleda Zia and the enduring paradox of Bangladeshi politics-I

THERE are storms you sail into. And there are storms you spend a lifetime watching from the shore — knowing full well that the sea doesn’t care whether you’re a sailor or a spectator. I chose the Navy in 1986, not because I was drawn to the romance of ships or the poetry of the horizon, but because I needed order. Discipline. A world where loyalty was not a transaction...

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Marine treasures can shape Bangladesh’s future

BENEATH the rolling waves of the Bay of Bengal lies an untapped fortune, a future Bangladesh has barely begun to claim. As fertile land shrinks under the pressure of climate change, the country must see the Bay not merely as coastline but as lifeline. Its waters hold the capacity to feed 170 million people, drive sustainable growth, and build resilience against...

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Rohingya safety, regional security

THE progressive withdrawal of humanitarian assistance to Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh now threatens the safety and dignity of more than 1.2 million stateless people, and places at risk regional stability, Bangladesh’s social fabric and the prospect of secure, sustainable repatriation. Reductions in support from NGOs, international agencies and the United Nation...

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Waterlogging is a case of governance failure

ROAD submerged in rainwater causing extreme public suffering remain a perennial crisis for Dhaka. A photograph published in ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· on September 15 showed how public buses are wading through rainwater collected on a road in the Mirpur area of the capital. Pedestrians are walking in knee-high water. In addition to traffic congestion and suffering for commuters...

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SCB organises eighth meeting of board of directors

Shippers’ Council of Bangladesh organised the eighth meeting of its board of directors for the term 2024 and 2025 on Monday, 15 September, 2025 afternoon at its own office’s conference room, Dhanmondi, Dhaka under the chairmanship of Md Rezaul Karim, says a press release.

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United call to shield children from violence, abuse

Government and non-government representatives have called for a united social effort to prevent violence and exploitation against children, stressing that the country’s future depends on their safety and wellbeing, says a press release.

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Babar holds meeting with home adviser over security of Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader and former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar on Sunday met the home adviser at his ministry to discuss several issues, including those relating to the security of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.

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Five Islamic parties set to take to street with five common demands

Five Islamic parties, including the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islami Andolan Bangladesh, are set to take to the streets with separate programmes to pursue common demands, including the implementation of the July Charter ahead of the forthcoming national elections.