Strong orgs urgent to protect democracy
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Wednesday said the current Parliament could become a milestone in Bangladesh’s democratic history if democratic institutions...
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Court halts order blocking Trump’s 10pc tariff
A US federal appeals court on Tuesday temporarily paused a ruling declaring President Donald Trump’s global 10-percent tariffs illegal, granting a government request to suspend...
Police yet to crack high-profile Titon murder
The fatal shooting of alleged underworld figure Khandaker Naeem Ahmed Titon in Dhaka’s busy New Market area has intensified concerns over organised crime and the...
Polio, anti-rabies vaccines back on track
Bangladesh has received 3,83,080 doses of polio vaccine from Chinese company Sinovac Biotech, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain confirmed on Wednesday....
Former minister Engr Mosharraf Hossain passes away
Former minister and veteran freedom fighter Engr Mosharraf Hossain died on Wednesday morning at a private hospital in Dhaka. He was 83. He was declared...
DU’s rankings woe rooted in political bias: PM Tarique
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday blamed politically motivated teacher recruitment and a weak research culture for the University of Dhaka’s poor showing in international...
Mother detained, infant behind bars
Two children in school uniforms stand outside the iron gates of Lakshmipur District Prison, their faces etched with fear and confusion. One is in the...
Friendship cannot be built with barbed wire
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Member of Parliament Nahid Islam has said, “Killings are taking place at our border again. Barbed-wire fencing is being...
Fund formed to boost disaster reply capacity
An NGO-Microfinance Institution (MFI) Resourced Pooled Fund has been launched to make locally-run humanitarian financing and disaster response activities more effective and sustainable in the...
West Bengal pushes border fence ahead
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday announced that his government would begin transferring land to India’s Border Security Force (BSF) for border fencing...
Inefficiencies push costs onto consumers
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun has urged the country to gradually move away from long-standing protectionist policies and...
Women in village police vital for grassroots justice
The need to strengthen village courts and recruit women members in village police is needed to ensure justice at the grassroots level, local government Minister...