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Old, unfit vehicles taking lives in Bangladesh

According to the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority, there are 35,782 registered buses older than 20 years and 37,275 trucks and lorries over 25 years, and that the number of…

  • Published: April 18, 202410:30 am
  • Author Tuhin Shubhra Adhikary
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Freedom declines, prosperity rises in Bangladesh: US-based think tank

Notably, countries like Bhutan, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka all boast greater degrees of freedom than Bangladesh.

  • Published: April 17, 20248:19 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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12 die in fatal toll road crash during ‘mudik’

The police are still investigating why the minibus swerved into oncoming traffic, but several media outlets reported the minibus was attempting to reach the shoulder of the road…

  • Published: April 9, 20248:19 am
  • Author Dio Suhenda
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An alarming uptick in child marriage in Bangladesh

According to a Unicef report released in May 2022, the prevalence of child marriage in Bangladesh is the highest in South Asia and the eighth highest in the world.

  • Published: March 28, 202410:50 am
  • Author Nilima Jahan
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Reverse migration in Bangladesh rises twentyfold in five years

The study surveyed more than 3.08 lakh households across the country and found that 13.8 out of every 1,000 people returned to the village in 2023. Such migration rose by almost…

  • Published: March 27, 20249:25 am
  • Author Mohammad Al-Masum Molla and Wasim Bin Habib
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Soybean oil consumption falls as Bangladeshis switch to mustard, palm oils

According to a report by the US Department of Agriculture last week, mustard oil has become very competitive since 2022 in Bangladesh when the price of soybean oil reached a…

  • Published: March 27, 20249:22 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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‘Bangladesh robbed of $14 billion in 3 years’: PM’s Energy Adviser

The higher prices of crude oil following the Covid-19 pandemic and the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, meant Bangladesh had to pay more for fuel, which ate up the…

  • Published: March 25, 20248:23 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Malaysia repatriates 2,530 Bangladeshi irregular migrant workers in 3 weeks: report

Malaysian Immigration Director General Ruslin Jusoh, in a press conference, said a total of 16,824 undocumented immigrants completed registration with the programme through their…

  • Published: March 21, 20247:46 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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Train derailment in Bangladesh: Relief train starts salvage ops

Nine compartments of the Bijoy Express train derailed near Hasanpur Railway Station in Cumilla's Nangalkot, seriously injuring four people.

  • Published: March 18, 202411:12 am
  • Author The Daily Star
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1 million Bangladeshi children toil at hazardous work: Survey

The number of children aged between five and 17 engaged in child labour increased to 1.78 million in 2022 from 1.70 million in 2013, said the National Child Labour Survey-2022.

  • Published: March 15, 20248:29 am
  • Author The Daily Star

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