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Taskforce formed for developing Bangladesh’s semiconductor sector

TDS Desk A high-level taskforce on the semiconductor sector will work with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) to develop a roadmap for sectoral growth, focusing on testing, assembly, and

Bangladesh presses Adani to revise its 55pc costlier power deal: Report

TDS Desk The Prof Yunus-led interim government has started pressing Adani Power, directly linked to India’s government, to renegotiate its power export deal, accusing the company of not complying with

BENDSTA calls for evidence-based review on e-cigarette import ban

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Electronic Nicotine Delivery System Traders Association (BENDSTA) has expressed deep concern over the government’s decision to prohibit the import of e-cigarettes and Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems

Summons issued against Shakib in check dishonour case

TDS Desk: Dhaka Metropolitan Court today issued summons against the cricketer and former MP (Member of Parliament, lawmaker) Shakib Al Hasan, including four others, in the IFIC Bank cheque dishonour

Section 144 imposed in Ijtema ground

TDS Desk: Section 144 has been imposed in the three-kilometre area surrounding the Tongi Ijtema ground in Gazipur. This was informed in a letter signed by Gazipur Metropolitan Police (GMP)

Bangladesh, ADB ink $600m loan deal for structural reforms

TDS Desk: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh signed a $600 million policy-based loan (PBL) agreement on Wednesday, aiming to promote structural reforms supporting domestic resource