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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...
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...
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...
JCD announces full panel for JUCSU polls
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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JCD announces full panel for JUCSU polls Photo : BSS JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), the student wing of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) today announced its full panel of candidates for the...
We seek an equitable world for women, says NAMA DG
Gulf Today
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August 28, 2025
Interested in the heavy stuff of numbers normally associated with men, an Emirati from Sharjah is leading a movement, which, in the past decade, has helped women fuel their potential for nation-building. She is Mariam Al Hammadi, the Director...
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...
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...
Buet suspends all undergraduate exams from 30 Aug till 18 Sept amid protests
The Business Standard
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August 28, 2025
TBS Report 28 August, 2025, 01:15 pm Last modified: 28 August, 2025, 01:23 pm All undergraduate examinations at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have been suspended as student protests to press home three demands continue...
‘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’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...
Ex MP Masud among 33 sued for laundering Tk 100cr
Bangladesh Sangsbad Sangstha
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Ex MP Masud among 33 sued for laundering Tk 100cr Former lawmaker of the Feni-3 constituency Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Masud Uddin Chowdhury. File Photo DHAKA, Aug 28, 2025 (BSS) - The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed a case against 33...
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...
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...
Pakistan and Bangladesh — From Bitter Pasts to New Pathways
The Nation
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August 25, 2025
History is a curious force. At times, it binds brothers together; at others, it pushes the same bloodline onto divergent paths. The story of Pakistan and Bangladesh is no different — a relationship born in fraternity and solidarity, only to be...
Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University students block road in Agargaon
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
Students of Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University blocked roads in Dhaka's Agargaon area today, pressing for their three-point job-related demands. Witnesses said the students gathered on the campus around 10:00am and later marched towards Begum...
The third world’s LDC conundrum
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
The least developed countries (LDCs) have been struggling to graduate to developing nations for years. But at the same time, these countries fear losing preferential trade, exports, and employment. So, they hesitate and step back even after...
India Is Not Grazing Ground For Infiltrators: Udit Raj Slams Syeda Hameed Over Bangladeshis Remark
MENAFN
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August 25, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) New Delhi, Aug 25 (IANS) Congress leader Udit Raj has lashed out at former Planning Commission member Syeda Saiyidain Hameed over her controversial remarks defending Bangladeshi immigrants in Assam, calling her statement“wrong” and...
Kairan Quazi, who joined Elon Musk at 14, is leaving engineering for finance, says: "After two years at SpaceX, I felt…
The Times of India
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August 25, 2025
Teen prodigy Kairan Quazi is trading rocket science for Wall Street, leaving SpaceX to join billionaire Ken Griffin's Citadel Securities as a quantitative developer at just 16 years old. The move marks a significant career pivot for the...
Meet Kairan Quazi: A 16-year-old Bangladeshi boy who left Elon Musk’s SpaceX to join THIS global trading firm
Financial Express
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Kairan Quazi, the prodigy from Bangladesh, made headlines when he joined Elon Musk’s Space-tech start-up. Elon Musk left the world amazed when he hired a 14-year-old prodigy from Bangladesh as a software engineer for SpaceX. Kairan Quazi joined...