National
The government has announced three official Hajj packages setting the lowest cost at Tk 4.67 lakh and the highest at Tk 6.90 lakh.Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain disclosed the details at a press briefing at his ministry on Sunday.Hajj Package-1 (Special) offers accommodation within a ma...
Business & Commerce
The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), in collaboration with the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), on Sunday launched BanglaBiz, a unified digital gateway that consolidates investment services and information, providing faster, streamlined support to investors.For the f...
National,Politics
There's no room for confusion over Jatiya Party’s registration and symbol, said Jatiya Party (JaPa) presidium member Rezaul Islam Bhuiyan on Sunday.He said this emerging from a meeting between a team of GM Quader-led Jatiya Party (JaPa) and Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarker at Nir...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,Politics
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has finalised five proposed names as administrators for the Shariah-based banks that are under consideration for a merger.According to a source at Bangladesh Bank, the names were selected on Sunday.Md Shawkat Ullah Alam, Executive Director of the central bank, has been proposed ...
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has for the first time set a maximum US$ 8.44 billion ceiling of foreign borrowing for Bangladesh.The global lender sets the external borrowing limit for the fiscal year 2025-26.The new condition was revealed in the IMF’s ‘Bangladesh Country Report,&...
Information Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said the government will enact the ‘Journalist Protection Act’ within the next two to three months ‘at any cost’.He made the announcement at a discussion titled ‘Self-regulation and Grievance in Media: Political and Policy Perspective...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
Although a portion of the ballot papers of DUCSU election was initially printed at Nilkhet they were finally made usable through a five-level security process at the authorised institution, said Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr. Niaz Ahmad Khan on Sunday.“The place or number of ballot printing doe...
National,Politics,City
Members of joint forces on Sunday raided a house of former lawmaker Haji Mohammad Selim in the capital’s Azimpur area.Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Lalbagh Police Station Md Mostafa Kamal Khan said joint forces are conducting a drive at former MP Haji Selim’s house since noon.But we don&rsqu...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin said on Sunday that the Election Commission is making strong progress to ensure a free, fair and credible national election.“We have already moved far ahead in making the necessary preparations for holding this election in a fair and proper manner,&r...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called for urgent international action to end the Israeli occupation and violence in Palestine.He attended the annual coordination meeting of the OIC Foreign Ministers, held on the sidelines of the 80th UNGA high-level Week at UN Headquarters on Friday (...
Students of Dhaka College and six other affiliated colleges in the capital on Saturday demanded the immediate withdrawal of the draft ordinance for the proposed Dhaka Central University, calling it unsuitable and unreasonable for preserving the colleges’ distinct identity, heritage, and academ...
The public and private university teachers’ organization ‘University Teachers’ Link’ (UTL) said that Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election was conducted mostly under the responsibility of teachers belonging to the BNP-leaning Sada Dal, yet they have ...
A total of 514 new dengue cases were reported across the country in the 24 hours till Saturday morning, bringing the total number of cases this year to 45,206, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).No new dengue-related deaths were reported during this period, keeping the de...
A man and his son died after being burned in a fire caused by an oil line leakage from Petro Bangla in Sreemangal upazila of Moulvibazar.The son, Redwan, 24, died early Friday morning around 4:15 am, while the father, Bashir Mia, 55, passed away around 9 am at the Burn and Plastic Surgery Institute ...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Saturday warned that a covert autocracy could emerge in Bangladesh if democratic and nationalist forces fail to remain united ahead of the national election.“In the past 15 years, the nation has seen another form of autocracy, and people have eventually re...
Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya has said the people of Bangladesh do not want another weak and toothless human rights commission without authority or efficiency.He made the remark on Saturday while speaking at a discussion titled 'Draft Huma...
he Ministry of Religious Affairs is set to announce three government-arranged Hajj packages for the next year’s (2026) pilgrims, with costs expected to be lower than this year due to reduced airfare, officials said.They said the announcement will be made on Sunday (Sept 28) following an execut...
Police have recovered the body of local leader of Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal leader, who went missing a day ago, in Kaunia upazila of Rangpur.The deceased was identified as Mobarak Ali, son of Ibrahim Hossain of Chargonai area and convener of Tepamadhupur union unit of Krishak Dal.Officer-in-Cha...
National,Business & Commerce
Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) President Taskeen Ahmed on Saturday urged taxpayers and businesses to file their income tax and Value Added Tax (VAT) through the e-return system to overcome obstacles in the return submission process.He made the call while inaugurating a workshop titl...
World
Dozens of global leaders gathered on Friday to meet Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at his hotel suite in New York, offering their full support to him and his interim government. They expressed readiness to provide their expertise and assistance to Bangladesh during this pivotal time, s...
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