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Advancing Women’s Leadership in Bangladesh’s RMG Sector towards Inclusive Industrial Relations
Textile Focus
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August 24, 2025
Author: Md. Mahfuz Ul Bashar With over around 60% of the RMG workforce in Bangladesh made up of women, the industry’s strength is fundamentally rooted in female labor. Yet, when it comes to industrial relations, union leadership, and collective...
New Visa-Free Deal to Boost Pakistan-Bangladesh Official Exchanges
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Ashen Tharaka Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken a major step to deepen educational and professional cooperation with the launch of the “Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor”. The initiative aims to create stronger academic, professional, and...
DIU hosts International Robo Tech Olympiad 2024
New Age Bangladesh
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Staff Correspondent 19 October, 2024, 22:54 Daffodil International University hosts the 4th International Robo Tech Olympiad 2024 at the Daffodil Smart City at Savar in Dhaka on Saturday. | Press release photo Daffodil International University on...
NCC Bank honoured by Bangladesh Bank as one of the Best Sustainable Banks
The Financial Express Bangladesh
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NCC Bank has been recognised as one of the Top 10 Sustainable Banks in Bangladesh, based on the Sustainability Rating 2024 conducted by the Bangladesh Bank. According to a press release, this recognition reflects the bank’s strong performance...
Universities in Bangladesh to be seats of free thinking: SMA Faiz
New Age Bangladesh
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INTERVIEW OF UGC CHAIRMAN INTERVIEW OF UGC CHAIRMAN Shahin Akhter 22 September, 2024, 00:15 SMA Faiz The universities in Bangladesh would be turned into seats of free thinking in this changed and new Bangladesh, said professor SMA Faiz, the newly...
Walton unveils new premium Android tablet
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
Walton Digi-Tech Industries Limited has launched its latest premium device, named the "Walpad 11G Android tablet", offering a powerful blend of high performance, expansive display, advanced multimedia features, and long-lasting battery life....
Experts: Low investment may slow future economic growth, job creation
Dhaka Tribune
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August 28, 2025
Bangladesh’s investment climate has come to a standstill, as it is undergoing a subdued investment climate that is foreshadowing potential headwinds for future economic growth and job creation, said the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh...
Pakistan Foreign Minister holds talks with leaders of various political parties in Bangladesh
The Economic Times
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August 23, 2025
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held back-to-back talks with leaders of various political parties of Bangladesh, hours after his arrival in Dhaka to boost bilateral ties. Dar, also the deputy prime minister of Pakistan, on Saturday met with...
Who is to blame for famines?: More than a century of man-made hunger
The Business Standard
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August 28, 2025
From the devastated streets of Gaza to the fields of Bengal, history shows us that famines are not the work of nature alone. More often than not, they are the outcome of political decisions, corruption, and leadership failures. As UN...
Bangladesh university students tortured, expelled over alleged sexuality
Erasing 76 Crimes
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August 21, 2025
Extremist students called for ‘cleansing’ of sexual minorities from Bangladesh university Bangladesh’s Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology. (Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons) JusticeMakers Bangladesh in France (JMBF) expresses deep...
School Students, Including A Bangladeshi, Complete 10-Day North Pole Expedition On Nuclear Icebreaker
MENAFN
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August 24, 2025
(MENAFN- Bangladesh Monitor) -p - The Russian nuclear icebreaker '50 Let Pobedy' returned to the port of Murmansk, Russia, yesterday, August 22, after completing a 10-day North Pole expedition. Titled 'Icebreaker of Knowledge,' the sixth...
Agartala Drone Drill Highlights India's Northeast Strategy, 1971 War Legacy and Bangladesh Border Security
Asianet Newsable
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August 24, 2025
Agartala hosted a high-level Indian Army drone drill, highlighting its historic role in the 1971 Liberation War and its geographic importance near Bangladesh and the Siliguri Corridor, reaffirming Tripura’s place in India’s evolving strategic...
Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar holds talks with leaders of various political parties in Bangladesh
The Hindu
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August 24, 2025
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar held back-to-back talks with leaders of various political parties of Bangladesh, hours after his arrival in Dhaka to boost bilateral ties. Mr. Dar, also the deputy Prime Minister of Pakistan, on Saturday...
Amid rising poverty, what we can learn from China’s experience
Daily Star
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August 28, 2025
Since independence, poverty alleviation has remained a consistent priority for every government in Bangladesh. Despite notable economic growth in recent decades and various initiatives aimed at tackling poverty, a significant portion of the...
Research Hotspots in Natural Products for Wound Healing: A Bibliometric Analysis and Literature Review
Dove Medical Press
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August 21, 2025
Introduction Skin serves as the body’s primary defensive organ, with a wound defined as a disruption in the continuity of the skin.1 The wound healing process comprises four stages: hemostasis, inflammation, cell proliferation, and tissue...
Bangladesh Bank mulls allowing new digital banks to open
United News of Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Bank has put on agenda for its next board meeting to be held on August 27 the topic of issuing new digital bank licenses. The move comes amidst internal opposition to issuing new digital bank licenses and uncertainties lingering over...
Bangladesh-Malaysia Relations Go Beyond Trade and Migration
The Diplomat
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August 21, 2025
During the visit of Chief Advisor of Bangladesh’s interim government Muhammad Yunus to Malaysia on August 11-13, the two sides signed five Memorandums of Understanding and three Exchanges of Notes, covering defense, energy, trade, education,...
Regional growth key to easing Dhaka’s burden
Daily Star
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August 23, 2025
Climate change, unplanned urbanisation, river encroachment, pollution, excessive use of polythene, and severe traffic congestion are making life increasingly difficult in Dhaka, said speakers at a discussion yesterday. They also stressed that...
Bangladesh, Pakistan open new chapter with talks on industrial partnership
Profit by Pakistan Today
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August 21, 2025
Pakistan and Bangladesh have taken another step toward improving relations as Commerce Minister Jam Kamal Khan met with Bangladesh’s Adviser for Industries Adilur Rahman Khan in Dhaka on Thursday to explore industrial collaboration. Kamal, who was...
Bangladeshi Border Guard Jawan Held In Tripura
MENAFN
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August 21, 2025
(MENAFN- IANS) Agartala, Aug 21 (IANS) A Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel was detained by Border Security Force (BSF) troops after he entered Indian territory with arms in Tripura's Sepahijala district on Thursday, officials said. An...