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Govt approves 260,000 tonnes of urea, DAP and TSP
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) on Thursday approved proposals to procure 260,000 metric tonnes of urea, DAP and TSP fertilisers at a combined...
Nearly 1,000 accused, 4 cases filed
Four cases have been filed over clashes, vandalism and arson that erupted during a footpath eviction drive in the capital’s Mirpur-10 area. Three of the...
Sept exports rise 8.54pc to $3.94b
Bangladesh’s merchandise exports rose 8.54% year-on-year to $3.94 billion in September 2026, driven mainly by stronger ready-made garment (RMG) shipments and solid growth in several...
No plan for ‘Operation Clean Heart’-style drive
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has no plan to launch a special operation like the past “Operation Clean Heart,” although law enforcement...
16.5m older people, eight empty homes
Bangladesh now has around 16.5 million people aged 60 and above, but the country’s institutional support for its rapidly growing elderly population remains strikingly limited....
BNP MP Misti resigns, seat declared vacant
BNP reserved-seat lawmaker Ferdousi Ahmed Misti resigned from Parliament on Thursday, a day after Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman reportedly instructed her to...
PM opens Tk1,542cr flood control project in Feni
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday inaugurated the Tk1,542.16-crore rehabilitation of the Muhuri-Kohua Flood Control, Drainage and Irrigation Project (Phase I) in Feni, aimed at...
Dhaka among cities with poor ozone air
Dhaka was among major cities where ozone pollution reached “extremely poor” levels this year, alongside New Delhi, China’s Chongqing and Pakistan’s Lahore, as heatwaves, wildfires...
Rate unchanged amid high inflation risk
Rising fiscal pressures from the new national pay scale and fresh cost shocks from higher fuel prices are clouding Bangladesh’s inflation outlook, prompting Bangladesh Bank...
Mirpur hawkers clash with police
A Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) eviction drive against pavement stalls at Mirpur-10 triggered clashes between hawkers and police on Wednesday, with vehicles vandalised and...