‘Poor-First’ budget to be prioritised
Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Tuesday said the core philosophy of the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2026–27 is the...
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Final witnesses heard in Ramisa murder trial
The testimony of witnesses in the case surrounding the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter in Pallabi, Dhaka, has been completed. A total of...
I only raped her, ‘Dollar’ did the killing
Jamaat Ameer calls on lawyers not to represent the criminals The trial in the rape and murder case of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter began on Monday,...
Health alert as dengue cases increase
Bangladesh recorded a sharp rise in dengue infections on Monday, with one new death and 110 fresh hospital admissions reported across the country in the...
Fuel price pike as ‘anti-people’
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has condemned the government’s latest fuel price increase, calling it “anti-people” and demanding its immediate withdrawal, as the party steps up its economic...
BIMSTEC joins ITU dev sector
The Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) has been admitted as a sector member of the International Telecommunication Union Development...
Police, protesters face off at Islami Bank HQ
Tensions escalated on Monday in Dhaka’s Motijheel area as protesters remained stationed outside the head office of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, while hundreds of police...
Tofail Ahmed, key figure in 1969 uprising, dies at 82
Tofail Ahmed, one of Bangladesh’s most prominent political figures and a central leader of the historic 1969 mass uprising, died on Monday afternoon while undergoing...
Tributes pour in for Manik Mia
The 57th death anniversary of renowned journalist and founding editor of The Daily Ittefaq, Tofazzal Hossain Manik Mia, was observed across the country on Monday...
Fuel costs climb again
Bangladesh has increased retail fuel prices for the second time in six weeks, raising the cost of petrol and kerosene by 5 taka per litre....
May sees alarming rise in rape, child abuse
Incidents of rape increased significantly in May, while cases involving rape followed by murder tripled compared with the previous month, according to a report released...
Gig economy offers promise but challenges remain
The rapidly expanding gig economy is playing an increasingly important role in employment generation and foreign currency earnings in Bangladesh, although concerns over worker protection,...