Water logging, street protests paralyse Dhaka
Staff Reporter : An intense spell of rain accompanied by simultaneous political demonstrations has brought capital’s streets to a standstill, causing widespread immense suffering to...
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Legitimacy crisis, looming threat of authoritarian return
Special Report : In a candid and far-reaching address to officers of all ranks, Bangladesh’s Chief of Army Staff, General Walker, laid bare the growing...
BNP warns of withdrawing support from interim govt
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has warned that the party will find it increasingly difficult to continue cooperating with the interim government...
Bappa Mazumder, family escape fire at Banani residence
UNB : A fire broke out at the Banani residence of prominent singer and composer Bappa Mazumder on Thursday morning but the artiste and his...
Ordinance approved to rehabilitate July uprising hero, families
BSS : The council of advisers of the Interim Government gave final approval of the “July Mass Uprising Martyrs’ Families and Injured Students-Citizens Welfare and...
Ruhul Alam Siddique assigned with routine charge of foreign secretary
BSS : The government has assigned M Ruhul Alam Siddique with the task of carrying out the routine responsibilities of foreign secretary as incumbent top...
BNP-NCP feud escalates amid Dhaka mayoral row
Abu Jakir : A widening rift between the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and the newly formed National Citizen Party (NCP) came into sharp focus on...
Ruling on Ishraq writ petition today
Staff Reporter : The High Court has deferred its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of the Election Commission’s gazette notification that declared...
Banking wealth clustered in few hands, regions
Staff Reporter : A new study by the Policy Research Institute (PRI) has revealed a stark concentration of wealth and financial services among a small...
No talks yet on humanitarian corridor to Myanmar
Staff Reporter : National Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman has denied the claim that Bangladesh has agreed to establish a humanitarian corridor to deliver aid...
Pay wages by May 28 or face music Adviser Sakhawat
Staff Reporter : Brigadier General (Retd.) Dr M Sakhawat Hossain, Adviser to the Ministries of Labour and Employment and Shipping, on Wednesday warned that owners...