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Bangladesh has secured a three-year deferment of its least developed country (LDC) graduation after the United Nations General Assembly adopted the proposal on 29 October, extending the deadline from November 2026 to 24 November 2029.
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The government has issued a new set of rules for e-rickshaw operations in all city corporations, making registration and licensing mandatory for their operation in Dhaka and other city corporation areas.
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Former airman KM Tahsif Souri jumped into the Turag River near Rajabari Ghat on Tuesday night while fleeing two men in police uniforms, his friend and business partner Ahmed Shahriar Reza Dip told investigators.
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Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) technical evaluation committee on Thursday proposed raising the maximum retail price of a 12kg private LPG cylinder by Tk 139 to Tk 1,976 from Tk 1,837, citing higher import, operational and financing costs.
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Bangladesh's economic zones have attracted nearly US$300 million in private investment with support from the World Bank, creating around 42,000 new jobs, according to a post by the World Bank Bangladesh on its official Facebook page on Wednesday.
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The UN General Assembly is set to decide tonight whether to grant Bangladesh a three-year extension of its preparatory period for graduation from the least developed country (LDC) category.
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Bangladesh Bank (BB) expects visible improvements in banks' financial conditions by March-April 2027 through reforms restoring stability, governance and normal credit flows, Deputy Governor Dr Md Habibur Rahman said on Wednesday.
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Bangladesh and Spain have agreed to deepen cooperation in trade, investment, skilled migration, tourism and cultural exchanges while accelerating pending bilateral agreements.
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Voting in the Thakurgaon-1 by-election is underway from 8:00am to 4:00pm on Thursday across 185 polling centres, 113 in Thakurgaon Sadar, 33 in newly formed Ruhia and 39 in Bhulli upazila.
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Nine people died from dengue across the country in the 24 hours up to 8:00am on Wednesday, 28 October, taking the total number of deaths this year to 409.
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Global commodity prices are set to surge 23 per cent by late 2026 as conflicts, energy supply disruptions and uncertainty in agricultural markets drive up costs, the World Bank said in its ‘Commodity Markets Outlook’ released on Wednesday.
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The body of retired Bangladesh Air Force Flight Lieutenant KM Tahsif Souri was recovered from the Turag river on Wednesday afternoon, a day after he was reported missing.
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Bangladesh and Japan signed six bilateral cooperation instruments and pledged two yen-loan projects totalling 46.56 billion yen (about US$295.5 million) during Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's four-day visit to Japan, Deputy Press Secretary Shahadat Shadhin said on Wednesday.
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The government will publish the gazette for a six-member garment minimum wage board, comprising employer, worker, government and independent representatives, once the workers' list arrives after employers' nominations, Labour Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury said on Tuesday.
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Expatriate workers sent $2.45 billion in the first 26 days of October, lifting Bangladesh's cumulative remittance inflow to $11.04 billion between 1 July and 26 October of the current fiscal year, Bangladesh Bank data showed on Tuesday.
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