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Search committee to be formed soon for new Election CommissionLaw Adviser Asif Nazrul has said the next national election could be arranged by 2025 after completing the pre-election preparations, including formation of a new Election Commission through a search committee.“I think realistically...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain is scheduled to leave Dhaka for Apia, Samoa on Saturday to attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2024 (CHOGM), which will take place from 21-26 October.The foreign adviser will leave Dhaka today (Saturday, October 19) and is scheduled to return...
Nurjahan Begum, Advisor to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare; has revealed that the Health Protection Act, which was initiated in 2014, is yet to be finalised. However, she expressed optimism that it will be submitted to the Cabinet (Council of Advisers) by next week. She made the...
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Shwadhin Bangla Betar Kendra-famed legendary singer, composer, and music director Shujeyo Shyam passed away on early Friday at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital, at the age of 78.The eminent artist breathed his last around 2:50 am, his daughter Rupa Manjuri Shyam con...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that India is supporting crimes and pampering killers by providing refuge to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.“Giving shelter to Sheikh Hasina, who fled the county for India after resigning from the post of Prime Minister in f...
Mufti Maulana Abdul Malek, an Islamic law and Hadith scholar, has been appointed as the Khatib of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque.The Ministry of Religious Affairs announced his appointment in a statement on Friday.He replaces Maulana Waliur Rahman, who took the reins after Khatib Ruhul Ami...
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Nurjahan Begum, Adviser to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Friday said that the Health Protection Act, which has been in process for a long time, is at the final stage and it will be sent to the Cabinet next week.She made these remarks on Friday afternoon while addressing an event as th...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, emphasized the need to adopt certain habits to strengthen the future generation. She mentioned that carrying food in polythene bags and using plastic cups for hot drinks should be stopped. People should also...
Although two separate deals were signed with the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank about a year ago to install some 17.5 lakh (1.75 million) smart pre-paid metres, the Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company has made little progress in implementing the project.“Only some indivi...
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has reduced Value Added Tax (VAT) on the import of refined and crude soybean and palm oil to keep stable the prices of edible oil.Through two notices signed by NBR Chairman Md. Abdur Rahman disclosed the government decision to cut VAT on edible oil import. In...
A total of 498 people have died and 978 were injured in 493 road crashes in September across the country, according to a study by the Passenger Welfare Association of Bangladesh.In a statement on Thursday, the association said another 40 road crashes on railways have claimed 37 lives and left four i...
A Dhaka court on Thursday issued warrant of arrest against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India on August 5 after she had been ousted following a mass upsurge in Bangladesh. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), a domestic judicial mechanism set up in 2009 during Shei...
The government will take necessary steps to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to the country following arrest warrant issued for her by the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT). Md Touhid Hossain, interim government’s adviser to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; made the remark...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in his review petition with the apex court has placed 10 grounds to restore the caretaker government (CG) system.The 807 page petition was filed with the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday seeking a review of the cancellation o...
The interim government has extended the Eid-ul-Fitr holidays to five days, while Eid-ul-Azha holidays to six days and Sharadiya Durga Puja holidays to two days for 2025. The announcement of the public holiday came on Thursday (October 17). The government announced the approval of 26 public hol...
In view of Bangladesh's foreign reserve crisis, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday urged the central bank to establish a dedicated local currency conversion channel for renewable energy investors, ensuring timely conversion of returns from BDT to USD.The private think tank also cal...
The deadline for submitting complaints to the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has been extended to October 31.The matter was confirmed through a press release signed by KM Khalid Bin Zaman, public relations officer of the commission.During this period, victims, their family members,...
Matia Chowdhury, a firebrand politician known for her simplistic lifestyle, was laid to rest on Thursday.Matia, one of the prominent figures in Bangladesh’s Liberation War, was buried at the Mirpur Martyred Intellectuals’ Graveyard, beside her husband journalist Bazlur Rahman.Earlier in ...
Veteran journalist NM Harun passed away on Thursday. He was 81. Harun is survived by his widow, one daughter and a host of relatives.He started his career as a staff reporter in the Pakistan Observer. He also worked in Eastern News Agency (Ena), Weekly Holiday, New Age, Dhaka Courier, Daily Ittefaq,...
The government has set up a commission to investigate harassment or ragging in residential halls in Bangladesh University of Engineering (BUET) and other higher education institutions. At the same time, this commission will give recommendations to the government to stop torture or ragging.According ...
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