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Bangladesh breaks ground on $750 million Laldia container terminal
APM Terminals will build a $750 million modern container terminal at Laldia Char in Chattogram, finance and planning minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said Sunday.
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Bangladesh moves to license and register e-rickshaws under local government framework
Bangladesh is moving to bring e-rickshaws under a formal policy framework, with licensing and registration to be handled through local government, state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said.
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Bangladesh marks International Day of the Disappeared as families seek answers
Families of victims of enforced disappearances gathered Sunday in Dhaka, demanding justice and answers for loved ones who vanished during the former Awami League government.
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Bangladesh targets Dhaka gridlock with market, bus terminal relocations
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday ordered authorities to relocate Karwan Bazar kitchen market to Gabtoli and shift Fulbaria Bus Terminal to Keraniganj as part of a broader plan to ease traffic congestion in Dhaka.
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Bangladesh moves ahead with six-lane study for Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway
A feasibility study is underway to upgrade key sections of the 159-kilometer Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar highway to six lanes, following a June announcement by prime minister Tarique Rahman.
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Bangladesh offers up to Tk 200,000 (approximately $1,622) for tips leading to recovery of illegal firearms
Bangladesh government has renewed cash rewards for information leading to recovery of looted and illegal firearms, offering up to Tk 200,000 (approximately $1,622) for information that helps authorities recover heavy weapons.
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Bangladesh stability draws fresh interest from Japanese businesses
Greater political and social stability since Bangladesh’s February election has encouraged Japanese companies to reconsider investment opportunities in the country, a Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) official said Saturday.
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Bangladesh vows to leave enforced disappearances behind. Government promises justice for past abuses.
Liberation War Affairs Minister Ahmed Azam Khan said Saturday that the government is working to build a Bangladesh free from enforced disappearances, killings, oppression, and torture.
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Bangladesh border guards foil alleged Indian push-in attempt involving six men
India’s Border Security Force (BSF) allegedly tried to push six men into Bangladesh through the Ramdaspur border in Gomostapur upazila of Chapainawabganj on Thursday morning, but Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) prevented them from entering, BGB said.
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Bangladesh study finds Dhaka lost 83% of surface water in 250 years
Dhaka has lost more than 83% of its surface water over the past 250 years, according to preliminary findings from a government study.