RAB abuses may redux, TIB warns
A leading anti-corruption watchdog has warned that a proposed paramilitary police unit meant to replace Bangladesh’s disbanded Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) could inherit the same...
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Clemency for 21 NBR officials
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has granted clemency to 21 National Board of Revenue officials who faced disciplinary penalties over their roles in last year’s...
PM calls for river action
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has ordered government agencies to step up coordinated action to control pollution and restore Dhaka’s rivers, stressing that protecting the capital’s...
FTA push gains EU backing
The European Union has welcomed Bangladesh’s efforts to deepen economic ties with the bloc and urged swift progress on a proposed Airbus aircraft deal with...
Debt per head hits Tk1.29 lakh
Bangladesh’s per capita government debt stood at Tk1,29,239 as of March 31, 2026, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury told Parliament on Sunday, as he...
Opposition walks out citing ‘too weak’
For the second time in as many weeks, opposition lawmakers walked out of the Parliament on Sunday just before votes on two closely watched human...
President calls for ‘politics of reconciliation’
President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to his home district on Sunday for the first time since assuming office, using the visit to press political...
Spy links and a trail of dirty money
Aniruddha Kumar Roy, a prominent businessman with access to Dhaka’s diplomatic and political circles, has emerged at the centre of allegations involving an Indian intelligence...
Cancer patients left homeless in Kolkata
Bangladeshi cancer patients and their relatives travelling to Kolkata for treatment are being forced to sleep on pavements after a fire-safety crackdown shut scores of...
‘People’s will can’t be ignored’
The political transformation triggered by the July 2024 mass uprising against the then authoritarian Hasina government and the subsequent formation of the interim administration created...