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Any push for reforms should go to a referendum: Rizwana

TDS Desk: Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting said everyone must participate in the upcoming referendum,

Bangladeshis lured to Nepal, tortured and extorted on Europe trafficking route

TDS Desk: Nepal has emerged as a new transit route for illegal human trafficking to several European countries. Over the past year, incidents have been reported in which Bangladeshis were

EC holds meeting with armed forces, 15 other agencies

TDS Desk: The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday convened a law and order coordination meeting with 16 divisions and agencies, including the armed forces, ahead of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad

Demand surge drives local airlines to map new skies for 2026

TDS Desk: Bangladesh’s four local airlines are preparing for an aggressive push into international markets in 2026 despite a global shortage of aircraft and tight leasing conditions slowing their plans

Weak enforcement keeps polythene thriving in Bangladesh markets: Insiders

TDS Desk: More than 15 months after the government imposed a ban on polythene in retail markets, the banned plastic continues to be widely used across city streets and rural

Saturday’s EC hearing brings 51 candidates back into election race

TDS Desk: In a boost for their hopes ahead of Bangladesh’s national election, 51 aspirants regained their candidacies on Saturday, including independent candidate Tasnim Jara from Dhaka-9 and Jamaat-e-Islami’s AHM