BGB deployed in 11 flood-hit districts
The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has deployed its personnel across 11 flood-affected districts to support people impacted by continuous heavy rainfall, hill runoff, floods, and...
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Rohingyas in unending perils without repatriation
Every monsoon brings a familiar sense of fear to the Rohingya refugee camps in Cox’s Bazar as thousands of families living in fragile bamboo and...
Bribes still drive BRTA services
Despite years of digitalisation and repeated pledges to improve transparency, the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) continues to face widespread allegations of corruption, bribery and...
Jamiruddin Sircar dies
It was not only his brilliance that people remembered, though he possessed it in abundance — a double graduate of the University of Dhaka who...
PM orders maximum alert
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed all relevant agencies and field-level administration to remain on maximum alert and work in close coordination to protect...
Dhaka deluged, residents stranded
Dhaka came to a standstill on Sunday after torrential monsoon rain submerged roads across the capital, leaving commuters stranded, businesses disrupted and thousands of residents...
Floods leave trail of death, economic ruin
The country is grappling with a mounting human and economic toll from days of heavy rainfall, flash floods and landslides, with the death toll rising...
Investigations into banking irregularities continue
Responding to lawmakers during the question-and-answer session in Parliament, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Sunday said investigations into irregularities, corruption and large-scale financial...
Public debt hits Tk22.06 lakh crore
Bangladesh’s total outstanding public debt has reached Tk22,06,462 crore, including Tk9,59,311 crore in external debt, Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury informed Parliament on Sunday....
No bail, no appeal for Hasina: ICT
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina would be taken directly to prison if she is returned to Bangladesh from India under the bilateral extradition treaty, with...
Promotion row raises vetting questions
The government’s first major round of administrative promotions has come under scrutiny after several controversial names appeared on the list of 179 Deputy Secretaries promoted...