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BCB: ICC willing to address concerns about playing T20 World Cup in India

Sports Desk: The BCB has said the ICC has expressed “willingness to work closely” with the board to ensure the “full and uninterrupted participation” of the Bangladesh team in the

Energy adviser blames retailers and wholesale traders for high gas price

TDS Desk: Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser on power, energy and mineral resources, has blamed retail and wholesale traders for the recent unusual rise in liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) prices.

No election observers in Bangladesh without UNGA mandate: UN

TDS Desk: The United Nations has said it will not send observers to Bangladesh unless mandated by the UN General Assembly or the Security Council. “No. We do not… the

Bangladesh inflation picks up again, defying IMF prescription

TDS Desk: The International Monetary Fund’s recommendation of higher interest rates to tame inflation is failing to produce results. Price pressures within Bangladesh are mounting once again; official data reveal

No women on tickets of 30 parties

TDS Desk: Women remain largely absent from the electoral race, with 30 of the 51 political parties contesting the upcoming national election fielding no female aspirants at all, Election Commission

Political vendetta behind Hadi murder, chargesheet submitted against 17: DB

TDS Desk: Political vendetta was the reason behind the murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, said the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Detective Branch (DB) on Tuesday (6 January)