Over 138,000 prisoners get legal aid services
A total of 138,856 prisoners have received legal assistance through the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO). According to a report published on the NLASO...
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Police okays travel budget allocations
The Finance Ministry has approved the full utilisation of allocated funds for several expenditure sectors of Bangladesh Police, including petrol, oil and lubricants, electricity, gas...
School Scare Over 50 students fall sick
More than 50 students of Muladuli High School in Ishwardi, Pabna, fell ill during class on Wednesday afternoon after reportedly being exposed to a suspected...
Jamaat high, JaPa low, BNP yet to file
The expenditure returns for Bangladesh’s 13th national election show a striking imbalance among major political parties: Jamaat-e-Islami reported spending almost its full legal ceiling, Jatiya...
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...
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...
Lawyers seek trial of Yunus, Nurjahan
A group of lawyers has demanded the trial of former interim government chief adviser Muhammad Yunus and former health adviser Nurjahan Begum, alleging negligence in...
Measles death toll climbs to 432 Nine more dies
Nine more children died from measles and related complications in the 24 hours to Wednesday morning, health authorities said, as the country’s measles crisis continued...
Crowd surges for subsidised TCB products
A large crowd surged toward a Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) truck in Dhaka’s Karwan Bazar on Wednesday as low- and limited-income people gathered to...
Buffalo named ‘Donald Trump’ draws crowds
A pink albino buffalo named “Donald Trump” has become the centre of attraction at a farm in Narayanganj ahead of Eid-ul-Azha, drawing huge crowds and...