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No more public land at token price

The advisory council committee on economic affairs at a meeting on Tuesday agreed in principle to hand over about 55 acres of land of closed Jalil Textile Mills in Chattogram to the Bangladesh Army for establishing an ordnance factory...

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BRTC double-decker crashes into Farmgate pillar

A Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation double-decker bus rammed into a pillar of the Elevated Expressway at Farmgate in Dhaka city on Tuesday, causing a brief traffic disruption on the busy road...

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BNP hails reform, opposes PR system

The BNP is open to reforms and not afraid of change but it opposes the introduction of unfamiliar electoral concepts that does not align with the country’s political context or public understanding, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday...

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Bhasani one of Bangladesh’s founding fathers: NCP

The National Citizen Party considers Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani one of the founding fathers of Bangladesh, who fought for farmers, workers, and the mass people, said NCP convener Nahid Islam on Tuesday...

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Third-round tariff talks begin

The third round of tariff talks with the United States was scheduled to begin at about 12:30pm on Tuesday (Washington time), according to a message received from commerce ministry officials...

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Jamaat, NCP reject draft July Charter

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party representatives on Tuesday rejected the National Consensus Commission-drafted July National Charter 2025...

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Hardly any reform in political parties

One year after the widespread political awakening that stemmed from the 2024 July uprising, experts and political leaders observe that Bangladesh’s political parties have not yet heeded the wake-up call to initiate any meaningful internal reforms...

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UCSI Univ marks 1st July uprising anniv

UCSI University Bangladesh Branch Campus commemorated the first anniversary of the July 2024 uprising with a discussion and photo exhibition, reflecting on the movement’s legacy and the nation’s political direction, in Dhaka’s Banani area on Tuesday...

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Bangladesh look to make impact down under

Bangladesh women’s football team coach Peter Butler vowed to embrace the challenge and make a significant impression in their inaugural appearance at the AFC Women’s Asian Cup 2026, following the tournament draw held at the Sydney Opera House on Tuesday...

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BCB holds umpires’ workshop

A workshop was conducted for umpires by the Bangladesh Cricket Board, aiming to enhance their skills through knowledge sharing, at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Monday...

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BB sticks to tight monetary policy

The Bangladesh Bank is set to announce its monetary policy statement for the first half (July–December) of the 2025–26 fiscal year, reaffirming its tight monetary stance aimed at bringing down inflation to 6.5 per cent by June 2026...

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High rice price hinders easing inflation

Despite a record Boro harvest, rice prices in Bangladesh remain unusually high, raising questions about market manipulation amid weak monitoring as well as regulation...

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AB Bank concludes entrepreneurship dev prog

AB Bank PLC has recently concluded a month-long ‘entrepreneur development programme’ under SICIP project of SME abd Special Programs Department of the Bangladesh Bank’s in Cox’s Bazar...

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A debate worth having

AS BANGLADESH continues to navigate its democratic journey, calls for reforming the electoral system have gained traction. One of the prominent proposals is the introduction of Proportional Representation — a system designed to ensure that the distribution of seats in the legislature mirrors the percentage of votes each political party receives. While Bangladesh...

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India’s illegal push-in doctrine

IN THE silent shadows of diplomacy and under the smoke of geopolitical cordiality, a darker truth is unfolding at the borderlands between Bangladesh and India. A truth so grotesque, so cruel and so systemic that one begins to question not only the morality of the world’s largest democracy, but also its very claim to being a civilised, law-abiding state. India, under...

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BCB shortlists consultancy firms for BPL

Five organisations have been shortlisted following the completion of the Expression of Interest submission stage for appointing a consultancy firm for sports marketing in the Bangladesh Premier League, as stated by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.

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China to help with probe into jet crash

Chinese ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen said on Tuesday in Dhaka that China would help Bangladesh with the investigation into the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into a building of Milestone School and College in Dhaka’s Uttara area on July 21...

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Army, UPDF trade fire in Rangamati

A massive reported gunfight between the Bangladesh Army and the United Peoples Democratic Front, a political party of national minorities in the Chittagong Hill Tracts, occurred at Baghaichhari upazila early Tuesday...