Bangladesh to relocate agricultural university for Secretariat expansion
November 10, 2026
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Bangladesh airport fee hike could raise airfares
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The draft, obtained by The Business Standard, outlines higher fees for aircraft landing, passenger boarding bridges, route navigation...
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Bangladesh to relocate agricultural university for Secretariat expansion
Maura Setiabudi November 10, 2026 0
Land in Salna, Gazipur, has been allocated for Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural University’s relocation since 1965. Photo: Silvere Meya/Pexels The government has revived a 60-year-old plan to move Sher-e-Bangla Agricultural...
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Bangladesh garment workers protest for higher wages amid rising costs
Tiara Maulana November 11, 2026
Female worker sewing in a busy textile factory, highlighting industrial skill. Photo: EqualStock IN/Pexels Garment workers in Bangladesh are demanding a significant increase in the minimum wage, citing rising living...
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Bangladesh insurers ignore commission ban to poach customers
Tiara Maulana November 9, 2026
**Insurance agent meeting office**. Bangladesh’s insurance sector is quietly undermining a regulatory ban on agent commissions, with insurers allegedly continuing to offer financial incentives to poach customers from competitors that...
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Bangladesh to speed up business approvals
Yola Prasetyo November 6, 2026
A retro office desk featuring a typewriter, vintage telephone, and stacks of documents. Photo: MART PRODUCTION/Pexels Bangladesh’s government has outlined sweeping changes to its investment framework, seeking to cut the...
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Garment Workers Clash with Police Over Wage Demands
Yola Prasetyo November 4, 2026
Indian factory worker in textile mill showcasing industrial production process. Photo: EqualStock IN/Pexels Garment workers clashed with police in Savar and Gazipur on November 4, continuing protests demanding higher minimum...
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Tiara Maulana October 21, 2026
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