1/11 changeover: How it happened and why
The military intervention of 2007 has still been regarded as one of the most debated events in Bangladesh because of the behind-the-curtain deals and its remarkable impacts on the country's political culture during the two-year-long stay.
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File photo of the Bangladesh Parliament complex in Dhaka Dhaka TribunePM Hasina tells JS: Awami League's vision is to build ‘Smart Bangladesh' by 2041
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that the ruling Bangladesh Awami League's vision is to transform every village into a township alongside building the country as “Smart Bangladesh” by 2041.
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Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina addressing the parliament on Wednesday, January 11,2023 BSSBNP announces countrywide rallies, processions on Jan 16
The BNP has announced countrywide rallies and processions for January 16 to press home its 10-point demand and protest the government's plan to hike power prices.
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Mehedi Hasan/Dhaka TribuneWB cuts Bangladesh growth target by 0.9% to 5.2%
The World Bank on Wednesday cut Bangladesh's economic growth (gross domestic product -GDP) forecast for the 2022-23 fiscal year further by 0.9% to 5.2%, due to a combination of factors including elevated inflation, energy shortages and tightening of the monetary policy.
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Logo of the World Bank | CollectedF-commerce is the new shopping mall
The number of internet users in Bangladesh is rapidly increasing, as is the number of smartphone users.
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FILE PHOTO: A woman holds a smartphone with Meta logo in front of a displayed Facebook's new rebrand logo Meta in this illustration picture taken October 28, 2021 ReutersHow Russia's invasion of Ukraine means there's less to eat in Bangladesh
Prices for food, fuel, and fertilizer around the world have been rising rapidly in recent months due to the Ukraine war and other associated global factors. The status quo has been further aggravated due to sanctions imposed on Russia. Since the global trade of staple foods such as wheat and vegetable oils, along with fertilizers, are disrupted, heavy impacts are falling on low and middle-income countries like Bangladesh. The Ukraine war's impact on supply chains has already shocked Bangladesh's commodity market quite visibly.
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A farmer drives his tractor near cracked and dry earth at the Marais Breton in Villeneuve-en-Retz on August 8, 2022 Reuters20 casualties after suicide blast near Afghan ministry
A suicide bomber detonated a device Wednesday near Afghanistan's foreign ministry in the capital, causing more than 20 causalities, an AFP staff member said.
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File Photo: Residents gather next to a damaged minibus after a bomb blast in Kabul on November 17, 2021 AFP