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Bangladesh shipbreaking industry lacks adequate oversight: HRW

UNB, Dhaka: The explosion on the oil tanker MT Suvarna Swarajya in Bangladesh early this month underscores the lack of adequate international and national regulations, oversight, and labor rights protections

Four universities get new VCs

TDS Desk: The government has appointed new vice-chancellors (VCs) in 4 universities in the country. The universities are Chattogram University, Jagannath University, Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur and Jatiya Kabi

Absent police officers won’t be allowed to rejoin: Home Adviser

TDS Desk: Police officers who have been absent from work will no longer be allowed to rejoin their duties, said Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He

All overdue LCs to be cleared within six months, hops BB governor

TDS Desk: Bangladesh will clear all overdue payments relating to letters of credit (LCs) within the next five to six months, Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur has assured

New Ctg-China direct shipping route launched

TDS Desk: A vessel carrying 935 Twenty Equivalent Unit (TEU) containers arrived at Chattogram Port directly from China under a new shipping service, ushering in hope for expediting the much-anticipated

CID files 17 cases against Salman, 27 others over laundering $83m

UNB, Dhaka: The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has filed 17 cases against Salman F. Rahman, the founder and Vice Chairman of Beximco Group, along with 27 others, on charges of