LGRD poll schedule in Sept, first phase voting in Dec: CEC
The Election Commission (EC) plans to announce the schedule for the upcoming local government elections by September, although it may be pushed to October depending...
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‘Disorder may threaten JS’s functioning’
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has warned that continued shouting, discourteous behaviour and violations of parliamentary rules could seriously undermine the functioning of Parliament....
22m children face heat stress in Bangladesh
At least 22 million Bangladeshi children aged 0–9, or around 79% of children in this age group, are now experiencing at least one additional month...
Russia plant fire kills 15, including Bangladeshi
At least 15 people, including a Bangladeshi national, have been killed and 152 others injured in a fire at the Amur Gas Chemical Complex in...
BD, KSA ties poised for further growth
Bangladesh and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have expressed satisfaction over the positive momentum in their bilateral relations and reaffirmed their commitment to taking...
Gas, electricity come and go, says Rumeen
Independent MP Rumeen Farhana has criticised the government over the ongoing gas and electricity crisis, rising commodity prices, inflation and the employment situation, saying uncertainty...
Bosnia genocide convicted Ratko Mladic dies
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, Europe’s worst atrocity...
Tea workers protest in Sylhet over four-point demands
Tea workers observed a two-hour work stoppage in 23 tea gardens in Sylhet on Thursday (August 27), pressing four demands, including fixing their daily wage...
