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Farming the future

GLOBAL narratives of Bangladesh’s development often centre on the garment industry and the vital contributions of its diaspora. These sectors, while crucial, only tell part of the story. A slower but equally consequential transformation has...

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Announce polls to avert unrest, BNP urges Yunus

Stating that the delay in holding the next parliamentary elections was fuelling instability in the country, Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Zainul Abedin Farroque on Friday said that his party would be aggrieved if interim government...

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Bangladesh in the age of strategic hedging, social media warfare

IN SOUTH Asia, power rarely wears the mask of neutrality. It either comes cloaked in populist nationalism or camouflaged in a strategic alliance. Bangladesh, wedged between two troubling neighbours — India and Myanmar — is increasingly a frontline state, not just in terms of geographic vulnerability, but as a theatre for the contest between sovereignty and...

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Spurs edge United to win Europa League

Brennan Johnson's scrambled goal ended a 17-year Tottenham trophy drought with a battling 1-0 win over Manchester United in the Europa League final on Wednesday.

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Early execution of health sector reforms warranted

THE health sector reform report, of all the reforms commission reports, is better poised for a fast implementation, having faced little criticism and barriers as there is almost no contention about the report that recommends steps for the improvement in the health sector. What the authorities now need to do is to set strategic priorities and identify enablers and barriers to...

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IFAD okays $70m for climate-smart farming

The International Fund for Agricultural Development has approved a new $70 million project to support rural communities in flood-prone and drought-prone regions to adapt to environmental shocks and improve their livelihoods.

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Plastic toys have potential to earn $1b: BPGMEA

Bangladesh Plastic Goods Manufacturers and Exporters Association president Shamim Ahmed said that the plastic toy sector has the potential of fetching about $1 billion in export earnings in the coming years if it gets adequate policy support...

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UEFA move to defuse anger over Infantino delay at FIFA Congress

UEFA on Monday moved to defuse the situation after European delegates staged a walkout at FIFA’s Congress in Paraguay last week when world football chief Gianni Infantino jetted in late following meetings in Saudi Arabia and Qatar with US President Donald Trump.

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Nusraat Faria freed on bail

Actor Nusraat Faria Mazhar walked out of Kashimpur female’s Central Jail on Tuesday afternoon, several hours after she had secured bail in a case of attempted murder allegedly committed during the past year’s July mass uprising.

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Actress Nusraat Faria walks out of jail

Actress Nusraat Faria Mazhar walked out of Kashimpur female’s Central Jail on Tuesday afternoon hours after she secured bail in an attempt to murder case...

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Death-row convict Morshed appeals seeking acquittal

Morshed Ononto Islam, one of the 20 death-row convicts in the case of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology student Abrar Fahad murder, on Monday appealed seeking his acquittal of the murder charges...

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Suspension of transit facility to India demanded

Newly floated Janata Party Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government to suspend transit facility given to India through Bangladesh as that country had recently imposed restrictions on imports from Bangladesh through land ports...

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Detention that may do disservice to justice

THE detention of actor Nusraat Faria in an attempted murder case filed in connection with the shooting of protesters in early days of the July 2024 uprising that toppled the Awami League government is worrying. The actor, who played the role of Sheikh Hasina in the 2023 biopic Mujib: The Making of a Nation, was detained by immigration officials at Dhaka airport..

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Alfaz owes Mohammedan’s success to everyone

Mohammedan Sporting Club coach Alfaz Ahmed sat anxiously at the club office and asked others around him to remain calm as he was watching the Bangladesh Premier League match between Abahani Limited and Fortis Football Club on his laptop.