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Connectivity row threatens its smooth launch

A prolonged row over mobile network installation at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport's (HSIA) new Terminal 3 has dragged into its 21st week, sparking concern that passengers may face poor or no mobile connectivity when the state-of-the-art terminal becomes fully operational later this year.For more than three years, the Civil Aviation...

DMTCL to invite fresh tenders

The Dhaka metro rail company has decided to invite fresh tenders for the universal ticketing service (UTS) at all stations by cancelling the previous one.It says the decision has been made to avoid complications that arose over receiving applications by the deadline due to the Milestone school plane crash.Officials say...

Bangladeshi passport now 7th weakest globally

The Bangladeshi passport ranks 100th out of 106 in the latest global passport rankings, according to the UK-based Henley & Partners. As per the rankings released on Tuesday, Bangladeshis now hold the seventh weakest passport globally.Earlier, the Bangladeshi travel document rankings were 97th in 2024 and 101st in 2023.A Bangladeshi...

MPO teachers to march to Jamuna today

Teachers and staff of MPO-listed private educational institutions have announced a fresh programme to march to the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital today if their demands for increased house rent, medical, and festival allowances are not met.Speaking to journalists, Delwar Hossain Azizi, member secretary of the alliance, announced...

BB to introduce 'Commercial Invoice' Nov 1

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has taken a decision to introduce a new mandatory reporting requirement within its existing Online Import Monitoring System (OIMS) to further ease the import trade process, reports BSS.To this end, the central bank Wednesday issued a circular, announcing the introduction of a new reporting feature, a tab...

UNHRC chief urges fair trials, death sentence avoidance

United Nations Human Rights Council chief Volker Türk terms the proceedings against those accused of enforced disappearances and torture under the previous government in Bangladesh an important step towards accountability, and seeks due process."This marks the first time that formal charges have been brought for enforced disappearances in the country....

CO2 hit record high last year: UN

GENEVA (AP): Heat-trapping carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere jumped by the highest amount on record last year, soaring to a level not seen in human civilization and "turbo-charging" the Earth's climate and causing more extreme weather, the United Nations weather agency said Wednesday.The World Meteorological Organization said in its...