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The official policy to facilitate installation of quick rental power policies over the past 17 years has thrown Bangladesh's long-term power master plan into disarray, driving the current energy crisis, says Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood.
The 55-year-old Emmy winner says he thought the news was a prank
When technology can deliver answers in seconds, the real purpose of higher education is to teach students how to question them. That means rethinking classrooms, assessments and the skills universities cultivate.
Activity in this segment has declined by 50-60% over the past two years, while demand from the housing sector has fallen by 30-35%, he said.
A fire believed to have been triggered by underground gas escaping during deep tube-well drilling in Inani, Ukhiya, Cox’s Bazar, continued to burn on Wednesday, more than 24 hours after it broke out. Authorities have suspended electricity supply along a 15km stretch...
Uttara University is focusing on critical thinking, research, entrepreneurship, and industry collaboration to prepare students for a rapidly changing economy.
A readymade garment worker was stabbed to death in what police suspect was a mugging while he was returning home
The festival, themed “Celebrating Autumn with 13 Countries” aims to promote children’s theatre and encourage cultural exchange among artists from different countries.
Dhaka ranked 12th among the world’s most polluted cities on Wednesday morning, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 144 at 10:10am.The city’s air quality was classified as “unhealthy for sensitive groups”, meaning people who are particularly vulnerable to air polluti
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
The government aims to create one million jobs in the digital sector over the next five years and position Bangladesh as a regional hub for information technology and artificial intelligence (AI), Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam said on Tuesday.
The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators of Bangladesh (AMTOB) has sought a further reduction in proposed spectrum renewal prices, arguing that the cost of renewing licences for 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, and 2100 MHz bands should be determined by long-term investment needs rather than a simple extensio
Out-of-pocket (OOP) healthcare expenditure pushed more than 1.08 crore Bangladeshis, or 6.4 percent of the population, below the poverty line in 2022, a new government study has found.
Universities must prioritise critical thinking, practical skills, and interdisciplinary learning as AI reshapes the job market, says the VC.
Neither declaration resolved the electoral arithmetic.
The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB), tasked with ensuring affordable essentials for low-income consumers, is moving to import commodities through joint ventures with private companies, raising fresh questions over price control, transparency and the future of its public-service ma
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Another closed-end mutual fund, Vanguard AML Rupali Bank Balanced Fund, is set to be wound up after an overwhelming majority of its unitholders voted against converting it into an open-end scheme ahead of its maturity in January next year.
The head of the UN nuclear watchdog said Tuesday there was no indication that Iran had attempted to repair or rebuild its nuclear facilities damaged in US and Israeli military strikes in 2025 and 2026.US President Donald Trump has said one of the main reasons Washington went to war with Iran on Febr
At least 68 people were killed and dozens injured when a high-speed train crashed into another train that had stopped on the tracks in Spain on Wednesday, marking the country
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