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Bangladesh maritime ports advised to hoist signal no 2

Bangladesh Meteorological Department has advised maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra to keep hoisted distant warning signal no 2 as cyclonic storm Montha over Southwest Bay and adjoining Southeast Bay of Bengal lies over Southwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal...

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Preparations for JS polls 90pc complete: EC

Election Commission senior secretary Akhtar Ahmed on Monday said that preparations for the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad elections were about 90 per cent complete and were expected to be finalised within the next week.

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Bangladesh, Pakistan agree to strengthen cooperation in key sectors

Bangladesh and Pakistan agreed to strengthen bilateral and regional cooperation across key sectors including trade, agriculture, information technology, food, energy and connectivity, following the 9th Joint Economic Commission meeting held in Dhaka on Monday, the first in two decades...

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Bangladesh-Pakistan JEC meeting today

A joint economic commission meeting between Bangladesh and Pakistan will be held in Dhaka today after two decades of holding such a meeting.

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ULAB concludes 11th Inter-University Student Conference

The University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh has recently concluded its two-day 11th Inter-University Student Conference and Cultural Competition, exploring the theme ‘Fairy Tales and Folklore: Happily N/ever After’, at the ULAB in Dhaka.  

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Tarique may return early December

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson’s security adviser Fazle Elahi Akbar said that they were expecting party acting chairman Tarique Rahman to return to Bangladesh early December.

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BNP moves to form broad polls alliance

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party is moving to form a broad electoral alliance ahead of the Jatiya Sangsad elections scheduled for February 2026, intending to unite various political forces under a common umbrella.

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Banks asked to adopt risk control system by 2025

Bangladesh Bank has instructed all scheduled banks to adopt a risk-based supervision framework that prioritises early detection and mitigation of risks instead of relying solely on compliance checks...

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13pc of RMG workers await full benefit

Around 13 per cent of surveyed garment workers in Bangladesh have yet to receive the full wage increase under the country’s most recently revised minimum wage structure, with some receiving only partial hikes and others none at all, according to a recent study...

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B-TopSE prog launched to boost ICT industry

Bangladesh Top Software Engineer programme, also known as B-TopSE, was launched on Sunday at a seminar hosted by JICA, in collaboration with Bangladesh Computer Council and the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services, said a press release...

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No one would refuse Test captaincy: Liton 

Bangladesh T20I captain Liton Das on Sunday stated that no one would refuse the Test captaincy if that’s proposed to him by the Bangladesh Cricket Board. 

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Liton wants challenge and pressure

Captain Liton Das wants his players to be challenged and perform under pressure as Bangladesh take on the West Indies in the first of the three-match T20I series at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Flight Lieutenant Motiur Rahman Stadium in Chattogram today. 

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From power shift to system shift

QUALITATIVE change in the political system is a reflection of the long-term hopes and dreams of a nation. But this change does not happen automatically or suddenly; it requires a path of continuous, well-thought-out and structural reforms. Recently, a wave of major change has been seen in Bangladeshi politics, which is an expression of the accumulated anger of the...

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Ekushey Book Fair to be held in Feb: Shafiqul Alam

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Sunday said that the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026 would be held in February with some adjustments to the schedule due to the national election slated for the first half of the month...

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Reforming public procurement

PUBLIC procurement is essential for governments to convert budget funds into public services and infrastructure. In Bangladesh, where public procurement constitutes a large share of government expenditure, inefficiency, politicisation, and institutional weakness often result in cost overruns, project delays, and corruption risks—ultimately eroding public trust and...

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Govt should act now to fix death traps on roads

A report of the Road Safety Foundation has exposed an alarming reality. At least 314 areas across Bangladesh have become accident-prone zones where thousands of people are maimed or killed every year. The study has identified 21 ‘high-risk’ areas, including parts of Dhaka, Gazipur, Tangail, Chattogram and Mymensingh, where road deaths are disproportionately high...

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Land services to be available at DC offices : land secy

Bangladesh interim government has taken an initiative to establish Citizen Service Centres at every deputy commissioner’s office across the country to make land-related services more accessible to the public, said senior secretary of the land ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed.

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Pakistan keen to deepen cooperation with Bangladesh

Visiting chairman of Pakistan’s Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Sahir Shamshad Mirza paid a courtesy call on chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the state guest house Jamuna in Dhaka on Saturday.