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Govt moves on labour export to Japan

The ministry of expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment has taken a series of major decisions to expand manpower export to Japan, a market seen as one of the most promising for Bangladeshi workers in the coming years.

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Embassy to repatriate Bangladeshi bodies from Kuwait

The Bangladesh embassy in Kuwait has called on expatriates to refrain from collecting donations or raising funds individually for repatriating the bodies of Bangladeshi nationals without Akama, valid residency permits...

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US citizen Enayet remanded in police custody

The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Dhaka on Monday allowed the police to take detained Enayet Karim Chowdhury, a US citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in custody for two days for interrogation in a case filed with Ramna police station under the Anti-Terrorism Act...

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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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US team due next week for finalising trade deal

A US trade delegation will arrive in the capital next week to discuss progress on finalizing the possible trade deal with the USA alongside talking about reducing further the reciprocal 20 per cent tariff currently imposed on Bangladeshi exports to the US market...

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Badruddin Umar — taller than life

I ONCE asked Shahriar Kabir: ‘As children, you were our favourite fiction writer. How did such a creative soul become entangled in such barren, uncreative circles?’...

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Chinese support saught to boost entrepreneurs’ skills

Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry president Taskeen Ahmed called for China’s comprehensive cooperation in developing the skills, capacity, and technological advancement of Bangladeshi entrepreneurs to sustain in global trade competitiveness...

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Oasis Accessories to invest $4.8m in BEPZA EZ

Oasis Accessories (Pvt) Ltd, a Bangladeshi company, is set to invest $4.8 million to establish a garment accessories industry in the BEPZA Economic Zone located in Mirsharai, Chattogram...

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Govt should attend to issues to make labour migration safe

MIGRANT Bangladeshi workers overseas are often reported to have run into problems, mostly because of offences such as overstaying visas, lacking valid documents and misusing permits. In the latest such incident, Malaysian immigration authorities, as ¶¶Òõ¾«Æ· reported on September 4, quoting the Malaysian national news agency Bernama, detained 770 migrant workers in...

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BRAC Bank gets two sustainability recognitions

BRAC Bank has secured the Number 1 position in Bloomberg’s ESG Rating 2024 among all Bangladeshi organisations, marking the third consecutive year it has been recognised, consistently ranking within the top ten organisations...

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3 more factories obtain LEED certificates

Three more Bangladeshi readymade garment factory units have obtained the United States Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification, boasting the total number of LEED-certified factories in the country to 261...

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BSF returns Bangladeshi farmer to BGB in Meherpur

The Indian Border Security Force returned a Bangladeshi farmer to Border Guard Bangladesh after a flag meeting at the Kathuli border area of sadar upazila in Meherpur early Friday.

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175 irregular Bangladeshis repatriated from Libya

A group of 175 irregular Bangladeshi nationals was brought back home from Libya today through a coordinated effort of the government and the International Organization for Migration.

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Sculptor Hamiduzzaman Khan remembered

Bangladeshi legendary sculptor and painter professor Hamiduzzaman Khan was remembered through a programme at ‘Hamiduzzaman Sculpture Park’ at Kodda in Gazipur on Wednesday...

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Malaysia likely to recruit 30,000 workers from Bangladesh

Expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday said that Malaysia might take fresh 30,000 workers from Bangladesh as it was set to reopen its labour market to foreign workers...

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Banglalink users can now buy roaming pack with taka

Banglalink has recently introduced new international roaming packs that can be purchased directly with Bangladeshi taka, eliminating the need for foreign payment methods, said a press release...

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BSF hands over 3 Bangladeshis to BGB

The Indian Border Security Force handed over three Bangladeshis to Border Guard Bangladesh during a flag meeting at the Benipur border area under Jibannagar upazila in Chuadanga Friday night...

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UGC congratulates 159 Erasmus Mundus scholarship recipients

Chairman of the University Grants Commission of Bangladesh Professor SMA Faiz at a programme in Dhaka on Thursday congratulated 159 Bangladeshi students who received the Erasmus Mundus scholarships in the 2025-26 academic year...

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AHZ hosts pre-departure event for UK-bound students in city

AHZ hosted a pre-departure event, celebrating the journey of nearly 1,000 Bangladeshi students who are set to begin their studies at leading universities across the United Kingdom, at the Gulshan Shooting Club in Dhaka...