‘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...
Revival plan for closed factories gets PM backing
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to creating an investment-friendly environment, assuring full support to investors interested in reviving long-closed state-run factories....
Yunus-led govt’s legitimacy challenged
A writ petition has been filed at the High Court challenging the legality of the actions taken during the tenure of the interim government led...
Sikder Group’s MD Ron dies
Controversial businessman Ron Haque Sikdar, a fugitive accused in multiple cases involving money laundering and corruption, has died while undergoing treatment at a hospital in...
Govt eyes industry revival to boost jobs
The BNP-led government have been transferring nearly fifty inactive state-owned mills to the private management to easing industrial losses, Industries, Commerce, and Textiles and Jute...
Farmers producing more, earning less
Bangladesh’s agricultural sector is facing a growing paradox: farmers are producing more, yet earning less. This contradiction came into sharp focus during discussions at the...
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,...