‘Good political leadership vital for sustainable dev’
Information and Broadcasting Minister Andaleeve Rahman has called for good and honest people, particularly talented young men and women, to enter politics, saying sustainable national...
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Nat’l moon sighting committee meeting today
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet today to review reports of the sighting of the moon marking the beginning of Rabius Sani in Hijri...
Tuku pushes solar power at govt fish farms
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has called for modernising government fish farms and expanding the use of technology to increase fish...
Ishraque vows to build non-communal BD
Liberation War Affairs State Minister and Dhaka-6 MP Ishraque Hossain on Friday said Bangladeshi nationalism meant ensuring equal rights and dignity for every citizen, regardless...
RAB abolished on paper, SRB steps in
Parliament on Thursday passed two bills providing for the abolition of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and the formation of a new Special Response Battalion...
‘Free speech should not cross limits’
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday called on all to stand against the culture of abusive language, stressing the need for responsible behaviour in public...
72pc of bad loans piled up in just 10 banks
Just 10 of Bangladesh’s 61 banks account for more than 72% of the country’s Tk6.07 lakh crore in non-performing loans (NPLs), exposing the extraordinary concentration...
Measles death toll hits 1,009
Seven more children died with measles-like symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8am today, taking the combined number of laboratory-confirmed and suspected measles-related...
Dr Yunus must pay Tk666cr in taxes: HC
The High Court has ruled that Grameen Kalyan, associated with former chief adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus, must pay Tk666 crore in...
Putul quits WHO post
Saima Wazed has resigned as the World Health Organization’s regional director for Southeast Asia amid investigations by Bangladesh and the WHO into allegations of fraud...
Spending limits set to double after 15yrs
The Election Commission (EC) has proposed raising candidate deposits and election spending limits for Union Parishad (UP) elections, nearly 15 years after the existing limits...
‘No scope for BD to attend BRICS Summit’
There is no scope for Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the upcoming BRICS Summit as Bangladesh’s prime minister was not invited to the meeting,...