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Prime minister Sheikh Hasina addresses a ‘High Level Meeting of the UNGA Platform of Women Leaders Convened by the President of the General Assembly Csaba Korösi’ at Trusteeship Council in the United Nations Headquarters on 20 September 2022

PM Hasina stresses integration of women in decision-making process

Sheikh Hasina said Bangladesh has ensured representation of women in all levels, from the top to the lowest tier of government

BB allows banks to maintain China’s Yuan account to settle cross border transactions

BB allows banks to maintain China’s Yuan account to settle cross border transactions

Bangladesh Bank has allowed banks to maintain accounts in China’s Yuan with their corresponding branches abroad to settle cross border transactions in Chinese currency

Participants pose for a photograph at a roundtable on allocation on social safety for children in national budget on 3 September

Roundtable ‘Increase investment in children’

Speakers at a roundtable stressed on increasing investment in children to build a more proactive generation. The investment should be commenced from the very beginning for children’s social, mental ...

In this file photo taken on 30 August, 2022 facilities to receive and distribute natural gas are pictured on the grounds of gas transport and pipeline network operator Gascade in Lubmin, northeastern Germany, close to the border with Poland - the industrial infrastructure includes a receiving and distribution station for the Nord Stream 1 pipeline and is also the place

Energy war West caps Russian oil price, Moscow keeps gas pipe shut

Moscow has blamed sanctions, imposed by the West after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, for hampering routine operations and maintenance of Nord Stream 1. Brussels and Washington accuse Russia of using ...

Parliament building

Govt’s wrong policy, mismanagement at root of present crisis: Oppositions

Nasrul Hamid labeled the opposition parliamentarians as people with ‘gold-fish memory’ and said they forgot everything and are playing the same broken record

Awami League men attack BNP office in Jashore on 28 August

Attack on BNP rallies continue

Ruling Awami League is not letting the BNP to take to the streets protesting price hikes of fuel and other commodities. In continuation with the attack in several districts in this week, AL attacked ...

Bangladesh Bank governor Abdur Rauf Talukdar

Inflation to ease within next 2-3 months, hopes BB governor

Abdur Rouf Talukder also ruled out many economists' suggestions regarding removing the nine per cent cap on the lending interest rate amid rise in prices of daily essentials

Education minister Dipu Moni

Teachers’ role getting changed in new curriculum: Education Minister

For their own interest, the previous governments created a toxic environment by continuing the colonial educational system, said Dipu Moni

UGC

UGC policy Public university teachers’ weekly working hours to be 40

The policy says a teacher has to spend on average 13 hours in a week in taking class, thesis supervision and in laboratory works. Remaining 27 hours has to be spent in composing questions, evaluating ...

Guidelines on digital, social media, OTT should be useful, not intimidating

FBCCI seminar Guidelines on digital, social media, OTT should be useful, not intimidating

Speakers at the seminar about social media and OTT platforms called for the formation of such guidelines that business and freedom of expression are not hampered

Policymaking needs more youth involvement, says BRAC

International Youth Day Policymaking needs more youth involvement, says BRAC

The issues of proper recognition, initiatives and contributions of youths were also emphasised in the discussion

Global economic situation and the situation in Bangladesh

Economic situation Govt invites inflation

Debapriya Bhattacharya has said hiking the fuel oil price or taking such a step is symptom, not the disease. The disease is the government has increased growth but could not increase the collection ...

Mohammed Farashuddin

Fuel price hike 'I’m against hiking prices of kerosene, diesel'

People are now going to suffer for the inefficiency that has in revenue collection. I have been talking for a long time to stop money laundering. The situation is so bad now that even the high ...

Editorial

Fuel price hike: Bring the price to tolerable level

The government hopes that increasing fuel prices will lead to savings, but better results would be yielded if it took into consideration people's sufferings and the pressure on the economy

Editorial

Industrial production can’t be disrupted

Though the government policymakers say the current energy crisis temporary, the situation is very worrying and nobody could say when the crisis will be over. Speakers echoed this dismay and concern ...

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