PM focuses on audit reform to improve governance
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday stressed the importance of conducting performance audits alongside compliance audits to strengthen transparency in public expenditure. He underlined that...
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WHO says two hantavirus cases confirmed, five suspected on cruise ship
Two hantavirus cases have been confirmed and five others are suspected among people on a cruise ship stuck off Cape Verde, including three who have...
Fuel Crisis Chokes Bangladesh’s Industries: Garments Sector on the Brink
Factory owners in Ashulia and Gazipur are struggling to keep production lines running as power cuts stretch for three to four hours daily and diesel...
US ‘not looking for a fight’
The United States is “not looking for a fight” over the Strait of Hormuz, but any Iranian attack on shipping will be met with a...
Ritu Parna to play in Myanmar League
Bangladesh women’s footballer Sabina Khatun and Sanjida Akhtar have so far played in the leagues of India, Nepal and Bhutan. Now Ritu Parna Chakma has...
3 RAB men attacked in N’ganj
Three members of a plainclothes intelligence team from the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) were seriously injured in a machete attack by assailants in Narayanganj. The...
Pori Moni gets emotional on her daughter’s birthday
Dhallywood actress Pori Moni shared pictures and emotional messages on social media on the occasion of her daughter’s birthday. She highlighted moments of small-scale celebration...
Nipun seeks legal safeguards for women
Several women, particularly those from poor, marginalised and vulnerable backgrounds, are still struggling with severe hardships, stressing that legislators should go beyond merely raising these...
French theatre group to stage play ‘Z’ on Ziaur Rahman
A French initiative has launched a theatre project based on the life of Ziaur Rahman, along with a new online diploma programme for Bangladeshi students....
Waker praises poll as ‘best ever’
Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has described the national election as an “excellent” event, the likes of which Bangladesh had never seen before. He made the...
Dhaka tops global pollution list
Dhaka ranked top among the world’s most polluted cities on Tuesday morning, with an Air Quality Index (AQI) of 169 recorded at 10:00am. The air...