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Ben & Jerry’s co-founder quits over social activism row

Ben & Jerry’s co-founder Jerry Greenfield has left the ice cream maker after almost half a century at the firm, deepening a dispute with parent company Unilever. In a letter shared on social media by fellow co-founder Ben Cohen, Mr Greenfield said the Cherry Garcia maker had lost its independence after Unilever put a halt to its social activism. His ...

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ECNEC approves 13 projects worth Tk 8,333cr

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Wednesday approved 13 development projects involving an estimated cost of Tk 8,333.28 crore. Of the total, Tk 4,437.82 crore will come from the government exchequer, Tk 1,225.36 crore from foreign loans, and Tk 2,670.09 crore from the agencies’ own funds. The approval was given at a meeting held at the ...

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Anisul, Amu among 8 arrested in new cases related to July movement

Dhaka courts have ordered the arrest of eight individuals, including former ministers Anisul Haque and Amir Hossain Amu, in connection with killings and attempted killings during the last year’s anti-discrimination student movement. Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman granted the arrests following separate police applications. The accused are Anisul Haque, Amir Hossain Amu, Md. Abdur Razzak, Rashed Khan Menon, Hasanul Haq Inu, ...

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EU, Trump discuss tougher measures against Russia over Ukraine war

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Tuesday that she and U.S. President Donald Trump discussed new steps to ramp up economic pressure on Russia in response to its ongoing war in Ukraine. “I had a good call with (Trump) on strengthening our joint efforts to increase economic pressure on Russia through additional measures,” von der Leyen posted on ...

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2 accused in Ctg’s Shahed murder case held in Sylhet

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB-7) has arrested two accused in Chattogram’s Shahed murder case from Surma police station area in Sylhet district on Monday night. The arrested are Md Nuruzzaman, 55 and his second wife Anwara Begum, 40; both are residents of West Mayani area of Mirsarai upazila in Chattogram district. Acting on a tip-off, a team of RAB-7 officials conducted ...

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Polytechnic students block roads in city’s Sat Rasta area, cause heavy traffic congestion

Students of Dhaka Polytechnic Institute blocked the road at Sat Rasta in the capital on Wednesday, causing severe traffic congestion in surrounding areas including Mohakhali, Banani, Moghbazar, Malibagh, and Mouchak. According to eyewitnesses, the students first gathered at their campus in the morning and then marched towards Sat Rasta. At around 11:15 AM, they began their protest by blocking the ...

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37.5 tonnes of hilsa sent to India in first consignment

A total of 37.46 metric tonnes of hilsa has been sent to India in the first consignment ahead of the upcoming Sharadiya Durga Puja festival. The shipment was sent through Benapole land port in Jashore around midnight on Tuesday, using seven trucks to reach Petrapole port in West Bengal. The information was confirmed by Md. Shamim Hossain, director of Benapole ...

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Tarique urges int’l community for immediate ceasefire

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has urged the international community to use all economic, political and diplomatic avenues to ensure there is an immediate and lasting ceasefire and allow humanitarian aid into Gaza. In a post on his verified Facebook page early Wednesday, he wrote “The world must now take immediate action to take genuine steps enshrined in international law ...

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