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Scope inlaid in pact for review suiting national interest

Bangladesh retains the option to review and adjust its trade treaty with the United States in keeping with national interest, says Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir to dispel doubts. The scope is inlaid in the agreement and so "there is no reason for concern", he told journalists Tuesday after a...

Govt decides in principle to build East-West elevated expressway

High-speed travel across Dhaka seems no distant dream now as a multifaceted elevated expressway over the crammed capital gets the go-ahead after an updated feasibility study that estimates the cost at Tk 430 billion. The new government has in principle decided to construct the 39-kilometre Dhaka East-West Elevated Expressway (DEWEE)...

Measles, measles-like symptoms claim six more young lives

Measles and measles-like symptoms claimed six more children's lives in the past 24 hours as of 8:00am on Tuesday, pushing the death toll to 317 since mid-March.Of the latest fatalities, two were laboratory-confirmed measles cases. Since the outbreak began, 54 of the 317 deaths have been confirmed as measles-positive, according...

Govt to scrap Dhaka-Gazipur BRT project

The government is set to scrap the long-delayed and controversial Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project and convert the dedicated Dhaka airport-Gazipur corridor into a regular road network, officials said on Tuesday.The decision marks a dramatic end to a 15-year project backed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and French lender...

Mamata refuses to resign after election defeat to Modi's BJP

NEW DELHI, May 5 (Reuters): An Indian chief minister who was swept from power by Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in state elections said on Tuesday that she had "not been defeated" and would not resign, in an unprecedented political twist.Modi's BJP defeated Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's...

PM's first foreign visit to China or India

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman may travel to either China or India in June on his first foreign trip after election, Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman said Tuesday before flying for Beijing."No final decision has been taken on the destination, and discussions are ongoing. We need to wait a little longer," he...