Ekushey Book Fair after national election
Staff Reporter : Bangla Academy has postponed its earlier decision to hold the Ekushey Book Fair before the national election, following a proposal from the Ministry of Home Affairs. In a press release on...
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Foreign debt repayments raise 13pc to $667m
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh’s foreign debt repayments have surged in the opening months of the current fiscal year, reflecting both rising loan inflows and mounting repayment obligations. According to data released today (28 September)...
Khagrachhari violence: BanglaFact reveals deceptive social media campaign
Staff Reporter : Fact-checking initiative BanglaFact, run by the Press Institute Bangladesh (PIB), has uncovered a deceptive social media campaign where a protest video from Indonesia was circulated as if it depicted recent unrest...
Khagrachhari clashes leave 3 dead, 16 injured
Staff Reporter : At least three local residents were killed and more than 16 people, including 13 army personnel and three policemen, injured in an attack by miscreants in Khagrachhari’s Guimara upazila on Saturday,...
Tarique Rahman calls for unity to rebuild the nation
NN ONLINE: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today called upon all to remain united to build Bangladesh free from fascism following a struggle spanning over 16 years. “Today, the autocrat has fallen; the...
No illegal directives during polls: CEC
Staff Reporter : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday assured that no election official will receive unlawful instructions during the 13th National Parliament elections, nor will they be asked to act...
Freedom Fighter families’ symbolic strike today
Staff Reporter : Freedom fighter families and slum dwellers have been staging a continuous sit-in in front of the National Press Club for 50 consecutive days since 9 August. They will observe a symbolic...
EC clears 73 organisations as polls observers
Staff Reporter : In a major step towards ensuring a transparent election process, the Election Commission (EC) has approved 73 organisations for registration as election observers ahead of the 13th parliamentary elections. Out of...
No more toothless human rights commission: CPD
Staff Reporter : Distinguished Fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr. Debapriya Bhattacharya has cautioned that Bangladesh cannot afford to have another “powerless” National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). He stressed that what...
Drik’s Shahidul to join Freedom Flotilla for Gaza
Staff Reporter : Renowned photographer and Drik Managing Director Shahidul Alam will on Sunday leave via Italy to join the Freedom Flotilla Coalition’s media flotilla, which is carrying journalists and activists to break Israel’s...
Bangladesh’s toy industry eyes global market
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Despite strong export potential, Bangladesh’s toy industry is held back by poor quality control, high transport costs, low investment in innovation, and inadequate mold and design facilities, industry people said....