China offers $11b JV project
A Chinese company has offered to build tracks and operate high-speed train on Bangladesh's prime Dhaka-Chattogram corridor with an investment of over US$ 11 billion, officials say. The Chinese firm has proposed to form a joint-venture company with the governments of Bangladesh and China for the big-venture modern train communications....
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No full-blown economic crisis, hopes PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is hopeful that Bangladesh will be able to avert a full-blown economic crisis triggered by the aftershocks of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine even as developed nations grapple with the threat of recession, report agencies. But the premier reiterated her call for austerity and...
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BNP rally now at Golapbagh ground in city today
With the chief guest and the chair held behind bars, the much-orchestrated BNP rally will now be held at a third venue in Dhaka's Golapbagh playground today to demand fair polls. BNP secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who was the designated chief guest at the meet, and standing committee-member Mirza...
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Fakhrul, Abbas arrested, sent to jail
BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and the party's Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas were sent to jail on Friday by a Dhaka court, in a case filed over Wednesday's clashes between BNP activists and police at Naya Paltan in the city. Judge of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Court Mohammad Jashim...
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BD bags $193.43m, posts 50pc growth in Jul-Nov
Bangladesh has emerged as one of the key suppliers of hats and caps in the global market. Its shipment of these products reached US$ 193.43 million in the first five months of the current fiscal year (FY), 2022-23, analysts said on Friday.The country has secured seventh position in the global...
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Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil
Brazil's forward Neymar is grabbed by Croatia's midfielder Marcelo Brozovic during the Qatar 2022 World Cup quarter-final football match between Croatia and Brazil at Education City Stadium in Al-Rayyan, west of Doha, on Friday — AFP
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FIFA World Cup today's matches (2022-12-10)
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Prayer Timings (2022-12-10)
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Briefing 2022-12-10
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