‘Govt moves to form Media Commission’
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Tuesday said the government is working to establish an acceptable Media Commission aimed at resolving key issues...
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Nine haor rivers still above danger level
Rainfall has eased across Bangladesh’s northeastern region over the past 24 hours, but water levels in several haor-basin rivers remain above the pre-monsoon danger mark,...
22 killed in mob violence in April
Mob violence claimed 22 lives, while political violence led to the deaths of six people across the country in April, according to a report by...
BB raises consumer loan ceiling
Bangladesh Bank (BB) has raised the ceilings for auto and personal loans in a move aimed at aligning credit policies with rising living costs and...
Waker praises poll as ‘best ever’
Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has described the national election as an “excellent” event, the likes of which Bangladesh had never seen before. He made the...
‘Crime rising than interim govt period’
Cumilla-4 lawmaker Hasnat Abdullah has expressed concern over the country’s worsening law and order situation, stating that crime has reportedly surpassed levels seen during the...
Govt plans 5,000MW green power drive
The government has set an ambitious target to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power within the next five years, as Bangladesh seeks to...
Slain Limon’s body returns home from USA
The body of Jamil Ahmed Limon, a Bangladeshi student at the University of South Florida who was killed in a tragic incident in Tampa, Florida,...
Eid-ul-Azha cattle supply expected to exceed demand
Bangladesh is expected to have a surplus of sacrificial animals ahead of the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, with government estimates projecting a total availability of around 12.33...
Probe going slowly against River Police OC
The investigation into allegations of extortion, irregularities, and abuse of power against OC A H M Lutful Kabir of the River Police outpost is progressing...