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US funding to help Bangladesh achieve inclusive, equity, democracy: Embassy

TDS Desk: The US Embassy in Dhaka on Monday said that the USAID has committed nearly $1 billion from 2021 to 2026 to improving the lives of the Bangladeshi people.

8 projects awaiting approval at Dr Yunus’ first ECNEC meeting

TDS Desk: Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government will hold its first Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) meeting on Wednesday to endorse eight development projects. The projects, including

More than 5 TCF fresh gas reserves valued at Tk 6.5 lakh cr found

TDS Desk: A new retrievable gas reserve of 5.109 trillion cubic feet (TCF) has been discovered in the southern island district of Bhola, from which Bangladesh can meet the gas

201 prominent citizens write to 3 world leaders to stop border killing

TDS Desk: A total of 201 eminent Bangladeshi citizens have written to the world’s three top leaders to put an end to the spate of killings by Border Security Forces

Interim govt contemplating new bond issuance to clear BPDB’s dues with pvt power producers

TDS Desk: The interim government is considering the issuance of additional bonds to address the Bangladesh Power Development Board’s (BPDB) mounting unpaid dues to private power producers. This move aims

UN fact-finding team calls for submissions on human rights violations during July-August 2024 protests

TDS Desk: At the invitation of the Interim Government, a UN Human Rights Office fact-finding team is conducting an independent and impartial investigation into alleged human rights violations that took