National,Front Page
The government has issued an ordinance with provisions for imprisonment and fines for anyone who takes benefits by providing false information to get the benefits claiming them as injured or family members of the July uprising martyrs.According to the provisions in the 'Welfare and Rehabilitatio...
National,Politics
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Thursday appointed amicus curiae over hearing on a contempt of court allegation brought against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and banned Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leader Shakil Akand Bulbul.The three-member (ICT) led by Justice Md Golam Mortuz...
National,Travel & Tourism,Politics
Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandari has underscored the importance of tourism and people-to-people connectivity in advancing bilateral relations between Bangladesh and Nepal.Speaking at the Nepal-Bangladesh Tourism Meet in Chattogram on Wednesday evening, Ambassador Bhandari called ...
National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday met US Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau at the State Department in Washington, DC.They discussed the Rohingya issue, ongoing tariff negotiations between Bangladesh and the US, developments in South Asia; and the democratic transit...
National,Infrastructure, Development,Politics
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for safeguarding natural ecosystems during the execution of development projects.During a meeting at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka, he instructed the officials concerned to ensure that water bodies remain "unharmed and uninterru...
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Wednesday said the second round of talk has provided an opportunity for participants to better understand each other’s positions, especially in light of the differing opinions that emerged during the first round.He made the rema...
Over Taka 7.73 crore has been distributed among 1,441 sick and insolvent journalists and their family members in the last 10 months after the interim government took the office.The Bangladesh Journalists Welfare Trust distributed Taka 2.36 crore as welfare grants to 350 journalists and their familie...
National,Politics,Country, Districts
The government is considering involving traffic police in the investigation of road accidents."Initiatives will be taken to involve traffic police in investigating road crashes in the coming days," said Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali.He made the remarks on Tuesd...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus urged the Special Security Force (SSF) to uphold professionalism above political ideologies during their 39th founding anniversary celebration at the Chief Adviser’s Office in Dhaka on Wednesday. Photo: BSSChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesd...
National,Back Page
Bangladesh aims to export 4,000 metric tonnes of mangos in the next three months while 600 tonnes of the volume reached 25 countries by now, officials said on Tuesday.“We are expecting to export 4,000 metric tonnes of mangos within next three months. By now we exported 600 tonnes to 25 countri...
The Election Commission (EC) has directed all election officers in 64 districts to dispose of old Category of ‘C’ applications for National Identity Card (NID) revision on a priority basis.This instruction has been given to all senior district or district election officers, National Iden...
City
The Dhaka education board has instructed the chief examiners, who so far did not submit evaluated OMR of the answer papers of the SSC Examination 2025, to submit the Optical Mark Recognition (OMR) sheets to the board by June 19.The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka has issued a le...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday said ensuring proper support and applying accurate systems in cattle production can improve local breeds into world-class ones."To ensure the health of livestock, research on the quality and composition of animal feed must be intensified ...
Country, Districts
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested the bus driver's assistant on charges of raping a college student on a moving bus on Monday night in Habiganj.A RAB-9 team comprising the members of Sylhet Sadar Company and Shayestaganj camp conducted a joint raid at South Surma around 12 midnight...
Members of joint forces in a six-hour drive on Tuesday arrested five youths from two separate areas in Khulna city.The joint forces also seized one foreign-made pistol, two rounds of ammunition and 270 pieces of contraband yaba tablets from their possession.The arrested are Md Razu Ahmed, son of Nur...
Despite no confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region so far, the government has taken significant steps to enhance preparedness in Khulna amid growing concerns of a possible resurgence of the virus.The initiatives include repairing the lone PCR laboratory that was set up at Khulna Medical College (KMC)...
Business & Commerce
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government has no immediate plans to raise fuel prices."We are observing the Iran-Israel war. Prices have already risen somewhat, but it has not affected the shipments we have ordered. If the war continues for a long time, then there might...
Some 10 Bangladeshi companies are participating in the three-day 'Global Sourcing Expo Sydney 2025' at the International Convention Centre in Sydney, Australia.The international trade exhibition today began under the initiative of the Bangladesh High Commission in Australia.With financial su...
The newly elected Board of Directors of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) led by its President Mahmud Hasan Khan took charge of the trade body for the term 2025-2027.Outgoing Administrator Anwar Hossain and the Support Committee of BGMEA handed over the res...
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