Jaya files writ petition to ban
A writ petition has been filed in the High Court seeking directives to prohibit the commercial use of horse meat in Bangladesh. The petition was...
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Measles toll hits 350
>Six more children dead > Dhaka faces highest cases Six children with measles-like symptoms died across the country in the last 24 hours, although none...
BAB flags risk in law
Leaders of the Bangladesh Association of Banks (BAB) have expressed concern that a provision in the amended Bank Resolution Act could allow former bank owners...
Pak scholarships expand study opportunities
Pakistan on Monday launched the second phase of the Allama Muhammad Iqbal Scholarships under the Pakistan-Bangladesh Knowledge Corridor at Education Expo 2026 in Dhaka, aiming...
Rooppur, Padma costs balloon PM sounds Alarm
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has highlighted alleged corruption and inflated spending in Bangladesh’s major infrastructure projects, including the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant, Karnaphuli Tunnel, and...
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...
‘None involved in drugs, terrorism, extortion will be spared’
Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam Rita today warned that no individual involved in drugs, terrorism or illegal toll collection would be spared, regardless...
High taxes hurting investment run
The Japan-Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry has warned that high taxes, weak logistics and policy uncertainty are hurting Bangladesh’s investment competitiveness ahead of the...
Iran sends reply to US proposal
Iran’s response to a US proposal to end the war has been sent via mediator Pakistan, according to Iranian state news agency IRNA. The report...
Local Polls: BNP, Jamaat, NCP head for tough fight
The country’s three dominant political forces — the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami, and the National Citizen Party (NCP) — are racing to consolidate grassroots...
Hasina ordered to use lethal force
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal Mohammad Aminul Islam on Sunday claimed that then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had instructed law enforcement agencies to...