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Rice imports hit record highs despite satisfactory stock

Rice imports into Bangladesh spiked by nearly a record 5,400 per cent in the first two months of this fiscal year as traders rushed to cash in on duty waivers coupled with price fall in India.Economists alert to risk of farmers being deprived of fair price as government procurement has...

Cross-border payment system in BIMSTEC vision amid global monetary volatility

Spadework gets started to establish cross-border digital payment system for sub-regional bloc BIMSTEC to deepen economic integration and promote financial inclusion across South and Southeast Asia.Sources say the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) is taking the step for intra-regional payment mechanism in the wake...

Dhaka gridlocked as teachers, students, jobseekers stage protests

Dhaka city-dwellers endured a day of immense suffering on Sunday as a series of demonstrations by teachers, students, and jobseekers brought traffic in the capital to a near standstill.From morning until evening, commuters were trapped in long tailbacks, with gridlocks reported across Topkhana Road, Shahbagh, High Court, Paltan, and adjoining...

Data protection entities to face strict accountability

The government has taken a tougher stance on safeguarding citizens' personal information through the newly approved Personal Data Protection Ordinance 2025.The ordinance aims to establish a strict accountability framework for both public and private institutions handling personal data.Announcing the move at a press briefing on Sunday, Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special...

Films on Hasina family swallow half of ICT project budget

A government project that set out to train young Bangladeshis to build mobile apps and video games has ended up spending nearly half its budget making animated films about ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her family.The flagship "Mobile Game and Application Skill Development Project", launched in 2016 under the...

Produce detained army officers in court in 24 hours: CP

The 15 army officers held in military custody, following arrest warrants issued in cases of crimes against humanity, must be produced before court within 24 hours as per the law, says the tribunal prosecution chief. "The Constitution, the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act 1973, and the Code of Criminal Procedure are...