Bogura-6, Sherpur-3 polls mostly peaceful : AFED
Staff Correspondent: An election observation mission has found that the 9 April by-polls in Bogura-6 and the Sherpur-3 election were conducted in a generally peaceful...
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Effective tobacco tax measures urged to cut premature deaths
Experts have called on the government to overhaul tobacco taxation in the forthcoming 2026–27 national budget by reducing cigarette price tiers, introducing a specific tax...
Textiles, Plastics, or E-Waste — Who Will Lead Bangladesh’s Future Industry?
The real picture of the three sectors in terms of current capability, future potential, and the path toward sustainable industrialization “It is not today’s preparation,...
Shamsul Alam who introduced “36 July” to the nation
Movements to topple the Fascist Hasina regime started since 2009 after the killing of Armed forces’ members. Hasina initiated her genocidal journey with an aim...
Concerns mount over judicial independence after repeal bills
Jurists, former judges, and legal experts have expressed serious concern over the implications of repealing legal provisions related to the Supreme Court Secretariat and judicial...
SJF President Raju Lama to Participate in Prestigious UN Global Governance Summit
New York. In a significant recognition of international media leadership and South Asian representation in global governance, Raju Lama, International President of the SAARC Journalist...
Pakistan appeals to Trump to extend deadline, Iran to reopen Hormuz Strait
Pakistan has made an 11-hour appeal to United States President Donald Trump to push back his deadline for an Iran deal by two weeks, and...
A father’s race to heal his daughter in Chengdu
The Awal family’s nightmare began on a seemingly ordinary afternoon in July last year. Abdul Awal, a resident of Narayanganj, adjacent to the capital Dhaka,...
Civil society urges withdrawal of Microcredit Bank Ordinance 2025
Civil society representatives on Tuesday called for the immediate withdrawal of the proposed Microcredit Bank Ordinance 2025, warning that bringing microfinance institutions under a banking...
Youth demand on tobacco control to be raised in parliament: Bobby Hajjaj
State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj has said that the demands of young people for stronger tobacco control measures will be raised...
Sustainable financing urged to combat rising hypertension burden
Speakers at a webinar marking World Health Day have called for urgent and sustained financing to tackle the growing burden of hypertension and other non-communicable...
Netherlands keen to boost water and urban resilience cooperation in Chattogram
The Ambassador of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Bangladesh, Joris van Bommel, is set to visit Chattogram on 7 April as part of ongoing...