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Jamaat alleges partisan admin, seeks transfer of DCs, SPs

Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Wednesday alleged that field-level administration officials were acting on partisan instructions, undermining the neutrality of the electoral process, and demanded the immediate transfer of several deputy commissioners (DCs)...

Traders’ threatens to supply halt from today

Staff reporter : The LPG Operators Association of Bangladesh (LOAB) has proposed shifting value-added tax (VAT) collection on liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) from the production stage to the import stage to stabilise the market...

Chinese envoy calls on Tarique

Chinese envoy calls on Tarique

Diplomatic Correspondent : Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Wednesday paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman, with both sides reaffirming their commitment to strengthening bilateral and...

Over 90pc of secondary textbooks printed

Over 90pc of secondary textbooks printed

Staff Reporter : Significant progress has been made in printing and distributing free textbooks for the 2026 academic year, with more than 90 percent of secondary and Ebtedayi-level books already printed and nationwide distribution...

IEDCR warns Nipah no longer seasonal threat

Staff Reporter : The spread pattern of the Nipah virus in Bangladesh is changing, with health authorities warning that the country has recorded its first off-season infection and that transmission may now be occurring...

Bangladesh to buy JF-17 jets from Pakistan

Bangladesh to buy JF-17 jets from Pakistan

News Desk : The air force chiefs of Pakistan and Bangladesh held talks on a potential pact covering the sale of JF-17 Thunder fighter jets to Dhaka, Pakistan’s military said, as Islamabad widens its...

Reza Kibria show-caused over ‘code breach’

Reza Kibria show-caused over ‘code breach’

News Desk : BNP-nominated parliamentary candidate Reza Kibria has been served a show-cause notice over alleged violations of the election code of conduct in Habiganj-1 constituency. The notice was issued by the election inquiry...

‘Traders behind LPG price manipulation’

Staff Reporter : Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday said the recent abnormal surge in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) prices was driven by retail and wholesale traders. Speaking...