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UN urges respect for international human rights standards

Dhaka, July 26 -- UN Human Rights chief Volker Turk on Friday called on the Bangladesh government urgently to disclose full details about last week's crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of hor... Read More


UN Human Rights Chief decries government crackdown against protesters

Dhaka, July 25 -- UN Human Rights Chief Volker Turk on Thursday called on the Bangladesh government to urgently disclose full details about last week's crackdown on protests amid growing accounts of h... Read More


Transports back on the road

Dhaka, July 24 -- Transports have returned to roads in the capital since morning on Wednesday as the government has further relaxed the curfew clampdown, facilitating the resumption of operation at of... Read More


Curfew relaxed further, offices open today

Dhaka, July 24 -- The offices are opening today (Wednesday) in Bangladesh after a shutdown for several days amid quota protest-induced violence with the government further relaxing the ongoing curfew.... Read More


BB unveils monetary policy statement for first half of FY25

Dhaka, July 18 -- Bangladesh Bank on Thursday unveiled the monetary policy statement for the first half of FY2025 maintaining a cautiously tight monetary policy stance. It maintained a tight stance i... Read More


Metro rail services halted partially

Dhaka, July 18 -- Metro rail services have been halted partially due to a fire incident outside the station at Mirpur 10 area in the capital. The metro rail authorities suspended operations at around... Read More


Government ICT Officers' Forum gets new committee

Dhaka, July 17 -- The first-ever biannual election of the Government ICT Officers' Forum, an organisation of first-class gazetted ICT officers employed in the government ICT sector, was held recently.... Read More


ACC files case against Sadeeq Agro owner, six others

Dhaka, July 16 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against Sadeeq Agro over the alleged illegal import of the banned Brahman breed of cattle. ACC Assistant Director Md Abul Kalam... Read More


PM's former personal assistant Jahangir's bank accounts frozen

Dhaka, July 15 -- The central bank has asked the financial institutions to freeze the bank accounts of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's former personal assistant Jahangir Alam and his family for a month... Read More


Out-of-pocket health spending pushed 6.13 million people below poverty line in 2022: Study

Dhaka, July 15 -- Talks will be meaningless until quality health service is ensured in rural areas, said the health minister as a study showed financial hardship is worsening in the country due to the... Read More