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Bangladesh to sign deal to import power from Nepal soon: Adviser

TDS Desk: Bangladesh is poised to sign the tripartite agreement with Nepal and India soon to import hydropower from Nepal via Indian transmission lines, according to Power, Energy and Mineral

Blockade in 3 hill districts, transport strike in Rangamati underway

TDS Desk: A 72-hour blockade of roads and waterways is underway across Khagrachari, Rangamati and Bandarban following clashes between indigenous and Bengali communities. The “CHT Blockade” began at 6:00 am

3000 mts of Hilsa approved for export to India ahead of Durga Puja

TDS Desk: The Ministry of Commerce has approved export of Hilsa to India ahead of Durga Puja festival. In an official order signed by Sultana Akhter, Deputy Secretary of the

CJ stresses on recruiting judges based on merit

TDS Desk: Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed Saturday announced that judges will be recruited based on merit and qualifications. “The judges will be appointed as per their merit. No unfair

Adviser Nahid denies claims of internet shutdown in CHT

UNB, Feni: Posts, Telecommunication and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Saturday said internet was not shut down by the government in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT). “There were

Hasan Mahmud’s rampant land grabbing

TDS Desk: Former foreign minister Hasan Mahmud has reportedly amassed significant illegal wealth both in Bangladesh and abroad through corruption over the past 15 years. Allegations have surfaced against him