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FTAs with countries before LDC graduation emphasised

Negotiate for free trade agreements (FTAs) or economic partnership agreements with key countries have been stressed to obtain friction-free access to their markets since the country’s graduation from LDC status is unavoidable...

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TECNO to launch POVA Series

Global innovative technology brand TECNO is set to launch its POVA series on the Bangladeshi market, said a press release...

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Thousands of Syrian Kurds rally for decentralisation

Thousands of people in Kurdish-controlled northeastern Syria rallied Wednesday in support of their autonomous administration and called for decentralisation as negotiations with Damascus over the region’s future stall...

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A new chapter for Sri Lanka

SRI Lanka has reasons to be satisfied with the response it is receiving from the international community. Three international monitoring bodies have chosen to give the government good reports. The first was the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance based in Sweden. Its Global State of Democracy Index for 2025 saw Sri Lanka jump 15 places since...

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Certain forces trying to delay polls: Yunus

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said that although certain forces were still attempting to delay the polls, the interim government remained resolute in ensuring they proceeded as scheduled...

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Polytechnic students block roads, rail tracks

People on Wednesday suffered immensely due to disruptions to the road and rail communications in different places, including the capital Dhaka, across the country as polytechnic students blocked roads, highways and rail lines, demanding reforms in recruitment and promotion in the public service...

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Polytechnic students to hold countrywide demos today

Polytechnic students on Tuesday announced countrywide demonstrations for today, protesting against the three-point demand of engineering and technology university students on reforming engineers’ recruitment and promotion in public service.

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No voting in dozens of constituencies: Myanmar junta

Myanmar’s junta acknowledged Monday its long-promised election would not be held in about one in seven national parliament constituencies, as it battles myriad rebel forces opposed to the poll.

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GB holds meeting with law enforcers for GBCSU elections

Gono Bishwabidyalay on Monday held a coordination meeting with law enforcement and security agencies on the occasion of the central students’ union election of the university scheduled to be held on September 25...

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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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Abdul Qaium new DMD of NRBC Bank

Mohammad Abdul Qaium Khan has joined NRBC Bank as the deputy managing director (DMD) and chief operating officer (COO) on Sunday...

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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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Candidates allege vote count mismatch

Several candidates who vied in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections alleged inconsistencies between the announced results and the tally of votes from residential halls...

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Russian drone entry poses new security challenge: Romania

Romania on Sunday strongly condemned the entry of a Russian drone into its airspace during an attack on neighbouring Ukraine, saying Moscow’s actions pose a ‘new challenge’ to Black Sea security...

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Women leaders for direct election in reserved seats

Women leaders on Sunday at a press conference in Dhaka called on the political parties to raise their voices for doubling the reserved seats for women in the national parliament to 100, and also for holding direct elections in these seats...

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247 candidates cleared for RUCSU polls

The election commission for the Rajshahi University Central Students’ Union and hall elections on Sunday published the final list of candidates, clearing 247 contestants for 23 posts...

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ADN Telecom to install AI traffic signal

ADN Telecom Limited has signed MoUs with South Korea’s prominent company PBS Co Ltd and CND Motors Co Ltd to collaborate in sustainable infrastructure, renewable energy, and smart mobility solutions in Bangladesh...

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Quantitative and qualitative reading

THE macroeconomic outlook of a country can be projected quantitatively through a large number of economic tools applied on a plethora of variables. However, the numbers do not always reflect the real truth hidden behind the projections. More importantly, the projections often make realistic assumptions, which hold a number of explanatory variables fixed at their...

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Festive polls in Feb if consensus reached: CA

Interim government chief adviser and National Consensus Commission chair Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday urged the politicians to reach consensus on the July National Charter’s execution method so that the 13th national elections, planned for...

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Nepal sets polls for March 5 

Nepalese president Ram Chandra Paudel announced Friday night that the 275-seat parliament was dissolved and elections were fixed for March 5.

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Govt fails to fulfil people’s aspirations: JP

Jatiya Party chairman Ghulam Muhammad Quader on Saturday said that the interim government was trying to hold the next general election by excluding some political parties and keeping half of the voters of the country out of the polls...