BD, Japan sign full-fledged deal on economic partnership
Bangladesh and Japan Friday signed a landmark Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that ushers in a new era of bilateral trade and investment cooperation and marks Dhaka's first such comprehensive pact with any country.Under the agreement, Japan will grant 100-percent duty-free access to 7,379 Bangladeshi products, including key export item readymade...
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BNP pledges economic, political democratisation if voted to power
Economic and political democratisation free from oligarchs, higher foreign direct investment (FDI), financial-sector reforms, capital-market development and trade liberalisation are central to BNP vision for rebuilding a "fragile economy".Chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman Friday expounded economic and political agenda set forth in his party's election manifesto,...
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Govt employees' pay scale, Hadi murder justice demands fuel demos in city
Sound-grenade and teargas blasts rocked Dhaka's heartland Shahbagh area Friday as police quelled troubles of fresh marches toward the CA's residence Jamuna. In one incident, the government employees' tried to reach Jamuna in support of their demand for immediate implementation of the ninth pay scale and in another incident, Inqilab...
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Recovered laundered money to be used for development, says Jamaat Ameer
PATUAKHALI, Feb 6, (BSS): Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman on Friday declared that if his party is voted to power, they will recover all laundered money from abroad and deposit it into the state treasury to initiate a journey of national development.Speaking as the chief guest at an election...
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Govt calls for sensible conduct ahead of election
The interim government has called on all citizens to act with the highest sense of responsibility and cooperation to ensure a festive, peaceful, and participatory national election.In a statement issued on Friday following unrest near the Chief Adviser's residence, the government described the upcoming election as a historic milestone in...
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Prayer Timings _2026-02-07
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