National,Business & Commerce,Country, Districts
Arbitrary railway construction deals with India and policy shift by the Bangladesh Water Development Board left mountains of mined stones unsold at the state-owned Maddhapara Granite Mining Company Limited (MGMCL), which has the capacity to meet a maximum of 8 per cent of the country’s annual ...
National,Politics
Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter ‘misspoke’ on the non-disclosure of the draft agreement with the United States on tariff.“She misspoke on this matter,” Alam said, when his attention was drawn t...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism,Politics
Bangladeshi workers, living in Malaysia, will now enjoy similar social benefits and protection like the Malaysian workers while efforts are underway to regularise the irregular or undocumented Bangladeshis in Malaysia, said Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday."It&rsq...
The High Court (HC) on Thursday set October 26 for the next hearing on a rule questioning the validity of the 15th amendment to the constitution allowing the Speaker, instead of the Chief Justice, to administer the oath to the President.The court also appointed seven amicus curiae to provide legal o...
National,Business & Commerce,Politics
Business leaders on Thursday called for extending Bangladesh’s graduation time from the Least Developed Country (LDC) category by six years, warning that moving ahead with the transition next year would be a ‘mistake’ which may harm the country’s private sector.Speaking at a ...
National
Bangladesh has categorically rejected the latest draft of the proposed Global Plastics Treaty, demanding stronger measures against plastic pollution.According to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the draft falls far short of the mandate set by United Nations Environment Assembl...
BNP Vice Chairman Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Wednesday urged people to stay alert so that no one could delay the national election beyond February, warning that any such move would open the door for the return of fascism.“An acceptable, fair and transparent election is needed to restore democracy, a...
National,City
A 30-year-old woman was found dead at her house at Shamim Sarani in Shewrapara area of the capital early Thursday.The deceased was identified as Syeda Tahmin Keya, wife of Sifat Ali of the area.According to police, Keya was found unconscious at her home around 12:30 am and was later taken to Dhaka M...
Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Thursday said that those advisers who intend to join politics after the announcement of the election schedule should resign.“No one of us, including me and the advisers who wish to engage in politics in the future, should be part of the el...
The interim government has formed a committee to look into the whole issue of the surveillance equipment purchased during the Awami League regime and unearth how that equipment were used to undermine the citizens’ rights.Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser on Posts, Telecommunication and In...
The roadmap for the upcoming national election will be announced next week, Election Commission Senior Secretary Md Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday.“We have discussed the election roadmap. We hope that we’ll be able to unveil the election roadmap by next week,” he told reporters at N...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Almost one lakh taxpayers have submitted their income tax returns online within the first 10 days of the launch of the e-return system for the current tax year (2025-26), the National Board of Revenue (NBR) said on Thursday.Following the inauguration of the e-return submission process by Finance Adv...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
A series of recent mechanical glitches in Biman Bangladesh Airlines flights has sparked concerns over passenger safety and the national carrier’s maintenance standards.Multiple aircraft have been grounded or returned mid-flight due to technical issues during the period amid, dealing a fresh bl...
Jatiya Party (JaPa) Chairman Golam Mohammad (GM) Quader said on Wednesday that elections excluding certain parties, particularly the ruling Awami League, would not be acceptable.Speaking at a views-exchange meeting of the party’s Dhaka district unit at the central office in the capital, he str...
Reiterating the call for a free, fair and neutral election, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Nayeb-e-Ameer Dr. Syed Abdullah Muhammad Taher on Wednesday claimed that only one party has welcomed the government’s election roadmap while other pro-democracy parties have neither endorsed nor could endors...
Jatiya Party (JaPa) faction, led by GM Quader and Shameem Haidar Patwary, will meet Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Thursday to present its legal explanation opposing the recognition claim of the Anisul Islam Mahmud–Ruhul Amin Hawlader-led committee. “We have already ...
National,Bank & Insurance,Politics
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said the interim government will not allow the loan defaulters to contest the next parliamentary election scheduled for February 2026.“If political leaders encourage nomination and voting in exchange of money there’s nothing the Finance M...
Harun Chowdhury on Wednesday introduced himself as the president of Bangladesh Samyabadi Dal (ML) and said he has no information about the current whereabouts of the party’s senior leader and former minister Dilip Barua.“Dilip Barua was the party’s general secretary. But I have no ...
Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury, member of the BNP Standing Committee, said that news of an upcoming election has restored confidence among investors, dispelling uncertainty and prompting many to prepare for new investments.He made these remarks during a session titled "Bangladesh's Economic C...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
A total of 13 candidates collected nomination forms on Wednesday for the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) elections, including three for the vice-president (VP) post and 10 for other positions.Chief Election Commissioner Prof Dr Mohammad Jasim Uddin disclosed this during a pres...
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