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Govt plans one lakh affordable flats for low-income people in 58 areas

The Bangladesh government has planned to construct one lakh affordable apartments for low-income people in 58 locations, including the capital’s Korail slum, through public-private partnerships, housing and public works minister

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Prof Yunus calls for imagination, collective action to build three-zero world

Nobel Peace Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on Saturday called on social business practitioners from around the world to reaffirm their commitment to creating a “three-zero” world, saying imagination and collective

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Jamaat MP says budget serves business interests over people’s needs

Jamaat-e-Islami lawmaker Shahjahan Chowdhury on Saturday criticised the proposed national budget, alleging that the finance minister had prioritised business interests instead of addressing the needs of the country’s 18 crore

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PM visits parents’ graves after returning from Malaysia, China tour

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday visited the graves of his parents shortly after returning home from his maiden official overseas tour to Malaysia and China. He went to the

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Partho lauds welfare-oriented budget, calls for Islamic banking expansion

Bangladesh Jatiya Party (BJP) lawmaker Andaleeve Rahman Partho on Saturday welcomed the proposed FY2026-27 national budget, describing it as welfare-oriented and rooted in justice and humanity, while calling for wider

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PM’s Malaysia, China visits open new chapter in bilateral cooperation: Fakhrul

LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s recent visits to Malaysia and China have opened a new horizon of bilateral cooperation

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Achievements of Malaysia, China visits belong to people of Bangladesh, says PM

Prime minister Tarique Rahman has said that any achievements made during his recent visits to Malaysia and China belong to Bangladesh and its people, rather than to him personally. He

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Electric vehicles can cut running costs by 75 per cent: DCCI

Electric vehicles could slash transport running costs by as much as 75 per cent compared to fossil fuel vehicles but deep structural barriers, from crippling energy shortages to near-absent charging

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