National
François Valérian, Chair of the International Board of Directors of Transparency International (TI), will arrive in Dhaka on Tuesday on a three-day visit.This is his first visit to Bangladesh since being elected Chair of the Berlin-based anti-corruption organisation’s Board in 20...
National,Politics
More than a year into the tenure of the interim government, members and chairmen of various reform commissions expressed deep frustration over the lack of visible progress, saying their work has largely been confined to submitting reports without meaningful implementation.Despite the formation of 11...
National,Business,Politics
Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashiruddin has said that the government will ensure trade facilitation by identifying unnecessary commercial regulations and reviewing existing trade rules.He made the comments while chairing the ninth meeting of the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) on Monday at the...
National,Country
A tribunal in Dhaka on Monday convicted a man and sentenced him to life imprisonment until death for violating her own daughter in 2018.Judge of the Dhaka Woman and Child Repression Tribunal-4, Munshi Md Mashier Rahman handed down the punishment.The convict Md Rubel was also fined Tk one lakh.The co...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Monday said the Election Commission is making full preparations to hold the national election whenever the government desires as the commission does not want to face any blame regarding its electoral readiness.“We will make preparations to deliver...
National,Business,Travel & Tourism,CORPORATE & BRAND
The three-day-long Bangladesh's largest tourism fair, the Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2025 will begin on October 30 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Center (BCFCC) in Agargaon, Dhaka.The Tour Operators Association of Bangladesh (TOAB), a leading tourism trade organisat...
Chief of Army Staff General Wakar-Uz-Zaman on Monday called on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and during the meeting, Prof Yunus discussed the army’s role in assisting the civil administration under the present circumstances.The Chief Adviser thanked the military for their continued contrib...
Chairman of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Rehman Sobhan on Monday said the government still lacks a clear idea about what reforms are required and where they should take place despite a year of discussions on reforms.Speaking at an event of Bangladesh Reform Watch, organised by the Citizens&r...
Discussants at a roundtable have underscored that while ASEAN membership may not be immediately feasible, the sectoral dialogue partnership offers Bangladesh a ‘realistic and impactful pathway’ for engagement.The panelists and participants agreed that the future of Bangladesh-ASEAN relat...
National,Education & Culture,Country
For 62 years, KN Road Government Primary School has stood in the heart of Gaibandha town with its classrooms and teachers in place, but without students.Most children show up just to eat the free ‘khichuri’ before heading home, leaving behind rows of deserted benches and a school struggl...
National,Business,Travel & Tourism
The Sundarbans, the world’s largest mangrove forest and a UNESCO World Heritage site, reopened on Monday to fishermen and tourists after a three-month closure.Entry into the forest was restricted from June 1 to August 31 to protect fish and wildlife during the breeding season.With the ban lift...
National Citizen Party (NCP) leaders Nahid Islam and Sarjis Alam visited Gono Odhikar Parishad President Nurul Haque Nur at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday night.NCP Convenor Nahid Islam and chief coordinator (northern region) Sargis Alam went directly to the hospital from the a...
Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Monday said the initial enthusiasm for reforms, which emerged after the interim government’s takeover, has largely faded.Speaking at the launching ceremony of ‘Reform Watch’ organised by the C...
National,Politics,Education & Culture
Students of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) on Monday staged a protest march rejecting the university administration’s directive to vacate the dormitories following the announcement of closure.Students from different halls brought out processions around 9:10 am and gathered at the uni...
National,City
Police recovered the body of a journalist from the base of pillar no. 2 of the Rupsha Bridge in Khulna on Sunday evening.Journalist Wahed-uz-Zaman Bulu, was a resident of Sonadanga upazila of Khulna District.Bellah Hossain, sub-inspector (SI) of the Rupsha River Police outpost, said the body was rec...
UNB, BAU: Amid rising tension on campus, the authorities of Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) have announced the university’s closure for an indefinite period.The decision was taken at an emergency meeting of the university's syndicate on Sunday night.Students have been instructed t...
The Forum for Women’s Political Rights has called for comprehensive electoral reforms to ensure fair and inclusive representation of women in Bangladesh’s political arena.The forum also demanded direct elections between women candidates to 100 reserved seats in parliament and the mandato...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said there is no alternative to election and it would be very dangerous for the nation if anyone thinks of an alternative to an election as he reiterated the government's commitment to February’s national election.“There is no alternative t...
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday held separate meetings with the leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizen Party (NCP) where they discussed the country’s overall current situation and the upcoming national election, scheduled to t...
Vietnamese Ambassador to Bangladesh Nguyen Manh Cuong on Sunday said the aviation authorities of Bangladesh and Vietnam are now working very closely to open the official direct flight connecting Hanoi and Dhaka this year.“To my belief, with the establishment of the first direct flight, our par...
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