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Leveraging technology to help foster development in CHT, says Yunus

Leveraging technology to help foster development in CHT, says Yunus

Dhaka - Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus emphasized the importance of leveraging technology to improve communication and foster development in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), which accounts for nearly one tenth of the country’s landmass. He

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Court orders removal of hate speech by ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina

Court orders removal of hate speech by ousted Bangladesh leader Hasina

Dhaka - The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has directed authorities to remove all "hate speech" by ousted former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from social media and ensure its dissemination is halted across all forms of

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Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Bangladesh summons Indian envoy over attack on Agartala consulate

Dhaka – Indian High Commissioner Pranay Kumar Verma appeared at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Dhaka on Tuesday in response to a summon over the recent attack on the Bangladesh consulate in Agartala. Verma

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Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Fakhrul urges India to respect Bangladesh’s democratic aspirations

Dhaka – Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday called on the Indian government and people to refrain from using anti-Bangladesh sentiments in their domestic political agenda. Addressing the recent

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Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Bangladesh condemns attack at its consulate in India

Dhaka – Bangladesh on Monday condemned an attack at one of its diplomatic missions in neighbouring India allegedly by a radical Hindu group. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said a large group

Business & Economy
Committee submits White Paper on economy to Chief Adviser

Committee submits White Paper on economy to Chief Adviser

Dhaka – A high-powered committee formed to investigate systematic corruption and irregularities in Bangladesh’s financial and economic sector on Sunday submitted reports what it called a White Paper  on its findings to the chief adviser

Technology
Xiaomi Note Series sees price drops

Xiaomi Note Series sees price drops

Dhaka - Xiaomi, the global technology giant, has announced price drop offer for its Bangladeshi fans, a press release of the company said in Dhaka on Sunday. As part of the Winter Super Mi campaign,

Law & Rights
All convictions overturned in 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally

All convictions overturned in 2004 grenade attack on Awami League rally

Dhaka – The Bangladeshi High Court on Sunday acquitted all individuals convicted by a trial court for their alleged involvement in the 2004 grenade attack on a political rally that killed 24 people and injured

Nature & Environment
Flooding causes Tk 2,327 crore in Bangladesh’s fisheries sector

Flooding causes Tk 2,327 crore in Bangladesh’s fisheries sector

Dhaka – A devastating flooding that swept parts of Bangladesh’s eastern districts during the last monsoon has caused some 2,327 crores taka along in the fisheries and livestock sector in the South Asian country, an

Law & Rights
Khaleda discharged from Barapukuria coalmine graft case

Khaleda discharged from Barapukuria coalmine graft case

Dhaka - A Dhaka court on Wednesday discharged former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party chief Khaleda Zia and two of his former cabinet colleagues from a graft case involving a coal mine contact that