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Robi Axiata, the country’s second-largest telecom operator, recorded higher revenue and profit in the first nine months of this year, while rival Grameenphone (GP), the country’s largest operator, saw both indicators decline.
The family was waiting for another bus after their vehicle broke down when a speeding lorry struck them
Dhaka: Omani low-cost carrier SalamAir has increased the frequency of its Sylhet–Muscat flights from three to five per week, citing growing travel demand and an encouraging response from passengers.
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Commerce, Industries and Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir today (Tuesday) said the government aims to transform Sylhet into one of the country's major vegetable production and export hubs.
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The bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi was fruitful, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon. Briefing reporters at the Bangladesh Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday night, Rumon said...
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Bangladesh faces no risk of essential commodity shortages ahead of Ramadan, as sufficient supplies are already in the import pipeline to meet normal demand during the month, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said yesterday.
A new textbook titled ‘Sports’ will be introduced for Class IV students from the 2027 academic year, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque said on Tuesday.
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir on Wednesday said the government has no immediate plan to raise edible oil prices, expressing hope that the market will remain stable around and during Ramadan.
Speakers at a citizens' dialogue on Tuesday warned that the proposed amendments to the Cyber Security Act 2026 risk curtailing freedom of expression and civic freedoms, cautioning that the legislation could be repurposed to target dissenting voices.
Bangladeshis and nationals from 28 other countries were recruited into the Russian armed forces through deception or coercion, according to a report by the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine submitted to the United Nations General Assembly at its 81st session.The commission f
Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain Bokul has emphasized on increasing allocation and research activities to the National Mental
A mother and her unborn child died from injuries sustained in a bus crash in Kurigram, a day after the accident claimed the life of her six-year-old daughter. Aduri Bala, 23, died while undergoing treatment at Rangpur Medical College Hospital on Tuesday morning, her...
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md Shafiqul Islam Khan has said the municipal body
The government has initiated moves to reinstate the Gram Sarkar system after 46 years, releasing a draft law that proposes
Muhit said the health sector had long suffered from a lack of good governance and had faced numerous allegations of corruption.
The two countries will strengthen their strategic partnership and work towards shared prosperity, Japanese premier says
Victims were allegedly forced into online fraud and held for ransom.
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