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Rajshahi to get a river port to boost trade with India
A river port is going to be set up in Godagari upazila of Rajshahi district within a month, aiming to ease transportation of goods through waterways with India.
Why rape horrors continue unabated in India
Not just in Bangladesh, women are at risk everywhere. In neighbouring India, for instance, a woman is raped every 15 minutes. This is as per the official government data, asunder the many more such crimes that just go unreported due to the fear and stigma surrounding sexual violence.
Brahmanbaria paddy farmers' struggle to protect their land
The farming community in Brahmanbaria's Bancharampur upazila is at its wit's end.
US seeks ‘unified voice’ from Myanmar's all neighbours for Rohingya repatriation
The United States has sought an equal role from Myanmar's all neighbours with "broad and unified voice" so that Rohingyas can get the confidence back to return to their homeland without any fear of further deportation.
Vegetable prices skyrocketing, potatoes selling at ‘double price’
Defying the government’s fixed rate of Tk 30 per kg, traders are selling potatoes at double prices in the kitchen markets of the capital, pinching the pockets of customers.
Bangladesh to roll out its first car next year, says Industries Minister
Dhaka will roll out its first 'Made in Bangladesh' cars next year, the country's Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun has said.
Lalmonirhat farmers stare at hunger as rains flatten crops
Already hit hard by Covid-19 and related restrictions, farmers of five upazilas in Lalmonirhat district have been dealt another severe blow this year— this time, by a month of torrential rainfall.
India's bureaucratic red tape holds up transmission projects for Rooppur Nuclear Plant
Uncertainty looms large over the timely execution of a slew of power transmission projects aimed at facilitating electricity evacuation from the upcoming 2,400 MW Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP). The reason — the Indian financing agency is taking "excessive time" to give a go-ahead for the bidding process, UNB has learnt.
No uniform view on HSC cancellation among students, parents
The decision of cancelling the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) examination announced by Education Minister Dr Dipu Moni was unanticipated by most of the students who were set to appear this year. However, following the announcement, there were mixed reactions from examinees, as well as their parents.
The socio-political factors that ‘influence sex offenders’
As the country is witnessing a growing number of rape incidents, experts think it is an outcome of ‘sick politics’ as many rapists have ‘political clout’ and advised political parties to go for a ‘course correction’.