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Rooppur Unit-1 Passes Key 16 MPa Safety Valve Test
Engineers move a step closer in commissioning Bangladesh's first nuclear power unit, with an 18 MPa test phase next
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Bangladesh Signs Cooperation Deal With Silicon Valley's Plug and Play
Innovation platform outlines a path to more than $500 million in potential FDI and proposes AI Centres of Excellence in Bangladesh
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Bangladesh Bank cuts Bangla QR merchant fees and orders instant settlement
From 1 October, shops accepting Bangla QR payments can be charged nothing and will receive money instantly, under new central bank rules…
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VEON pledges $250 million and seeks $1 billion for Bangladesh's digital economy
At a New York investor meeting on 28 September, Banglalink's parent VEON committed $250 million, set a $1 billion investment target and…
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Fiber@Home brings Bangladesh's first L-band optical network online with Nokia
The nationwide fibre operator says adding L-band to its backbone doubles usable spectrum on existing cables, with channels of up to 1.2…
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BTRC clears Banglalink to offer Starlink satellite-to-phone service
The telecom regulator has approved Banglalink's Starlink Direct-to-Cell service, which lets ordinary 4G phones send messages via satellite where there is no…
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Bangladesh Bank gives initial nod to five digital banks, including bKash and Robi ventures
The central bank issued letters of intent to five proposed branchless banks that will operate only through apps and websites, each needing…
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Scientists sequence gut bacteria of Meghna hilsa in search of fish probiotics
A team led from Gazipur Agricultural University has published the genome of a bacterium found in the gut of hilsa from the…
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BARI groundnut variety wins ISSCA Global Award 2026 for dryland farming
BARI Chinabadam-9, a groundnut variety bred by the Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, has been honoured at the Dryland Congress 2026 in New…