Carmichael coal will add pressure for power tariff hikes i...
December 15 ,2022
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By: Simon Nicholas
The Adani Godda coal-fired power plant, due to start generation later this week (on 16 December) and fuelled by coal shipped from Adani...
Future of China and Bangladesh relations is very bright
China's ambassador to Bangladesh Li Jiming at Prothom Alo office in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka, on 4 December 2022Prothom Alo
Li Jiming c...
AL trying to win over people after facing two challenges
November 27 ,2022
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By: Anowar Hossain
Logo of Bangladesh Awami LeagueCourtesy
Ruling Awami League is facing two challenges that they did not come across in 14 years of...
Government-opposition confrontation looms in Bangladesh
November 23 ,2022
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By: Shafi Md Mostofa
On October 8 this year, senior Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) leader Amanullah Aman announced at a public rally in Dhaka that the c...
Vortex: Bhola cyclone saga that changed Bangladesh's histo...
November 13 ,2022
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By: Syed Faiz Ahmed
How much power does a piece of literature or film possess?
The answer is found during the legendary scene of Pather Panchali, the magn...
Bangladesh Bank to auction 25kg gold
November 8 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Represenattional image. Photo: Collected
The Bangladesh Bank's Motijheel office has taken the initiative to sell 25 kg of gold thr...
China-backed revival of Teesta river, shared by Bangladesh...
November 5 ,2022
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By: Ananta Agarwal
Nearly 21 million people directly or indirectly depend on Bangladesh’s Teesta River for their livelihoods. Photo: AFP
Chines...
‘Education is an investment that brings democratic values,...
November 4 ,2022
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By: Ayesha Kabir
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Dr. David Moinina Sengeh is the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education and...
What’s next for Bangladeshi politics?
October 28 ,2022
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By: Ali Riaz
Since July 2022, Bangladeshi opposition parties, especially the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), have been holding rallies throughou...
Recent instability in Bangladesh-Myanmar border: Implicati...
October 26 ,2022
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By: Hasan Md Samsuddin
Bangladesh is hosting 1.2 million Rohingyas for more than five years. Due to the atrocities carried out by Myanmar authorities in Augus...
Myanmar crisis needs diplomatic and peaceful resolution: E...
October 26 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
(L-R) Parvez Karim Abbasi, Maj Gen. Shahidul Haque (retd), Zafar Sobhan, Maj. Gen. ANM Muniruzzaman (retd), Umme Salma TarinCollected...
Presence of armed-separatist miscreants Two more upazilas...
October 25 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
The district administration has imposed an embargo on travelling two more upazila in Bandarban, citing security reasons. These are Than...
Politics in Bangladesh: Who cares for the people?
October 8 ,2022
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By: Kazi Alim-uz-zaman
As the election nears, political clashes scale up
Another general election is around the corner. It is one and a half years away f...
Empowering women in Pakistan’s economy: Lessons from Bangl...
Although celebrating its 75th year of independence this August, Pakistan has yet to capitalize on its youthful population, especially i...
Indian cabinet approves MoU on Kushiyara river water withd...
September 30 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Indian cabinet has given its ex-post facto approval for a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Bangladesh and India on withdrawal...
Interview: “I hope India would do more to fulfill the hop...
September 30 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Harsh V Panth: The new Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh.
You speak about maintaining strong ties between India and Banglades...
Rohingya youth confesses to killing 4 through a video mess...
September 30 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
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A pistol in hand, wearing black and white half sleeve t-shirt identifying himself as Mohammad Hashi...
"It's a son-of-a-pig economy"
September 27 ,2022
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By: Shahdeen Malik
The heading of this article borrowed. It's taken from the second chapter of 'Porathor Porotar Orthaniti', written by the recently demis...
Naikhyangchhari border: Continuous mortar shelling from ai...
September 27 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
Members of Myanmar’s Border Guard Police (BGP) patrol on Walidong hill on the other side of Ghumdhum border in Bandarban’...
Why Bangladesh military should not be taken lightly
September 27 ,2022
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By: Sufian Siddique
Bangladesh doesn’t lack defense capabilities, but it wants no war, says home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamalamid regarding cross-...
BIPSS-Dhaka Tribune roundtable 'Contours changing but terr...
September 24 ,2022
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By: SAM Staff
BIPSS-Dhaka Tribune roundtable on 'The Changing Contours of Terrorism - A Threat Assessment', held on Thursday at Westin Hotel
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