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Why the Bangladesh-US deal demands public scrutiny
Daily Star
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August 25, 2025
The hastily struck tariff deal with the Trump administration has brought a measure of relief to Bangladesh, both economically and politically. But if the early signs are any indication, the story is far from over. Reports in the media have mostly...
Bangladesh signs one bilateral deal, 5 MoUs with Pakistan
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh has signed one bilateral agreement and five Memorandums of Understanding (MoUs) with Pakistan to strengthen bilateral relations. Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said this at a press briefing after a meeting with Pakistan Deputy Prime...
Bangladesh, Pakistan sign visa waiver, 5 MoUs
BDNews24
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For the first time in more than 13 years, a Pakistani foreign minister’s visit to Bangladesh has yielded a visa waiver agreement for government and diplomatic passport holders, along with five memoranda of understanding (MoUs). The agreements were...
Bangladesh raises apology, pending issues related to 1971 war with Pakistan during Ishaq Dar's visit
The Economic Times
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August 24, 2025
Bangladesh on Sunday raised pending issues, including an apology for the 1971 war, with Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar, who is the most senior leader from his country to visit Dhaka since 2012. Dar, who arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a...
Eight policemen injured in clash with BUET students near CA's office
United News of Bangladesh
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At least eight members of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) were injured on Wednesday afternoon as they attempted to block protesting students of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) from marching towards the Jamuna residence...
‘No agreement signed to enable 10,000 Bangladeshi students to work in Malaysia’
Daily Star
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August 25, 2025
Mon Aug 25, 2025 06:19 PM Last update on: Mon Aug 25, 2025 07:39 PM Malaysian higher education minister denies reports of ‘graduate pass’ The Star, Putrajaya Mon Aug 25, 2025 06:19 PM Last update on: Mon Aug 25, 2025 07:39 PM A claim that 10,000...
Bangladesh needs 35 GW of renewables to meet 30% clean energy goal by 2041: CPD
The Business Standard
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August 24, 2025
Bangladesh will require more than 35 gigawatts (GW) of renewable power generation capacity to achieve its target of 30% clean energy by 2040, according to a report by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD). The report, titled "Revisiting Targets Set...
US Air Force Officer becomes first Bangladeshi American Brigadier General
The American Bazaar
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August 25, 2025
Colonel Shariful M. Khan has been promoted to Brigadier General in the U.S. Air Force, former U.S. Ambassador to Fiji M. Osman Siddique announced on X. Khan is the first Bangladeshi American to achieve the rank of brigadier general in the United...
Bangladesh, Pakistan vow to boost multidimensional, historical relations: Touhid
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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Bangladesh and Pakistan at a foreign minister level meeting here today reiterated their pledges to further strengthen the existing multidimensional and historical bilateral relations on the basis of mutual respect, understanding and cooperation....
Claim of 10,000 Bangladeshi students given 'graduate pass' not true: Malaysia
Bangladesh Post
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A claim that 10,000 Bangladeshi students in Malaysia will be given 'graduate pass' to enable them to work in the country is untrue and baseless, says Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abd Kadir, reports Malaysian English daily The Star. The Higher Education...
Against the odds, Bangladesh’s interim government has reined in the economy but reforms are wanting
Scroll.in
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August 25, 2025
Bangladesh has seen many uprisings and military coups leading to the abrupt fall of a government. However, never in the country’s history did the governor and other senior officials of the central bank flee after a political change. Even on...
ACC finds proof of illegal assets of ex-DPDC chief engineer Belayet
New Age Bangladesh
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Solamain Salman 25 August, 2025, 22:37 The Anti-Corruption Commission has found evidences of huge amounts of illegal assets, including land and flats, of former Dhaka Power Distribution Company chief engineer Md Belayet Hossain and his wife...
DU, Chinese team join academic, research collaboration
Bangladesh Post
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A thirteen-member Chinese delegation, led by Sun Yong, Vice-Governor of Anhui Province, China, met with Dhaka University (DU) Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Professor Dr Mamun Ahmed at the VC’s meeting room yesterday to discuss avenues of academic...
‘Nothing works without money’: How harassment becomes widespread crisis for families in Bangladesh
The Business Standard
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August 25, 2025
A new survey by the Power and Participation Research Centre (PPRC) has revealed that harassment has become a pervasive part of everyday life for Bangladeshi families, cutting across essential services, workplaces, and public spaces. The study...
Bangladesh Women’s World Cup prep hit by dual losses to U-15 boys
Guyana Chronicle
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August 24, 2025
THE Bangladesh senior women’s team, which is preparing for the upcoming Women’s ODI World Cup scheduled to be played in India and Sri Lanka, lost back-to-back games against Bangladesh’s Under-15 boys in the ongoing Challenge Cup, a tournament...
Interstoff Opts For Advanced Svegea Colarette Systems
Textile World
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Interstoff Group commissions Svegea EC 200 machines for high-speed production of tubular apparel components. By Adrian Wilson Svegea — a member of TMAS, the Swedish textile machinery association — has delivered no less than six of its EC 200...
First section of Bangladesh's first fully enclosed expressway comes into operation
Xinhua News Agency
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DHAKA, Aug. 25 (Xinhua) -- The first 18-kilometer section of the Dhaka Bypass Expressway, constructed by a Chinese company, officially opened for operation here Sunday. This expressway, invested, constructed, and operated by Sichuan Road and...
‘Adam And Eve First...’: Bangladesh Lawyer Seeks Removal Of Darwin's Theory From Textbooks
News18
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August 25, 2025
Last Updated:August 25, 2025, 15:12 IST Charles Darwin’s Theory of Evolution by Natural Selection is a landmark idea in science that explains how species change and new ones arise Hossain is of the view that secondary-level students should not be...
Bangladesh’s export needs to diversify to mid-tech sectors
Daily Star
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August 23, 2025
Bangladesh should widen its export base within and beyond the ready-made garment industry by moving into mid-tier technology sectors, said Aditya Gahlaut, head of Asia for Global Trade Services at HSBC. In an interview with The Daily Star during...
Pakistan wants Bangladesh to ‘forget and forgive’ 1971 war crimes. Why Dhaka isn’t ready
Firstpost
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August 25, 2025
Pakistan’s war crimes in East Pakistan (today’s Bangladesh) in 1971 remain a haunting memory between the two nations. Even as Islamabad and Dhaka get closer, the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War looms large. This was visible when Bangladesh flagged...