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Bangladesh receives bodies of six citizens killed in Kolkata fire
Bodies of six Bangladeshis killed in a Kolkata hotel fire were returned home Saturday, including four members of the same Kushtia family, three days after the blaze.
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Indian, U.S. businesses eye investment in Bangladesh as trade ties grow
Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir said Saturday that businesses from India and the United States (U.S.) have expressed interest in investing in Bangladesh and proposed steps to improve the investment climate.
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Bangladesh approves highway plan linking Bhola to mainland road network
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday approved a plan to build a highway linking island district Bhola with Bangladesh’s main road network through Hijla and Mehendiganj, officials said.
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Bangladesh wants more from IT training centers. Jobs and entrepreneurs are priority.
Posts, telecommunications and information technology minister Faqir Mahbub Anam said Saturday that Information Technology (IT) Training and Incubation Centres should focus on jobs, entrepreneurship, innovation, and investment rather than training certificates alone.
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Andaleeve Rahman Partho becomes Bangladesh information and broadcasting minister
Bangladesh Jatiya Party chairman and Bhola-1 lawmaker Andaleeve Rahman Partho has been appointed minister of information and broadcasting, marking his first cabinet post.
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Bangladesh merges three investment agencies under new Invest Bangladesh authority
Invest Bangladesh formally began operations Thursday after the government merged three agencies in an effort to streamline services and reduce barriers for investors.
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Bangladesh court dismisses Dhanmondi 32 case against Yunus and 26 others
A Dhaka court summarily dismissed a case against former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and 26 others over the vandalism and arson at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s Dhanmondi 32 residence.
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Oli Ahmad congratulates Fakhrul after losing Bangladesh presidential contest
Retired Col. Oli Ahmad, president of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), congratulated Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir after losing Bangladesh’s presidential election Thursday, offering a public concession unusual in national politics.
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Bangladesh plans to loosen Article 70 restrictions on lawmakers. Next presidential vote would use amended provision.
Home minister Salahuddin Ahmed said Thursday that the government is moving to amend Article 70 of the Constitution and that the next presidential election would be held under the revised provision.
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Inside Bangladesh Army after August 15 assassination: Major Hafizuddin’s account of coup aftermath
After the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on August 15, 1975, many of the army officers involved in the coup returned to the cantonment. Immediately after, the situation inside the cantonment began to change. What happened at the top level of the army at that time? What did the officers involved in the killing […]