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DSCC launches clean-up drive at DU, BUET and Dhaka Medical College

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) will work in tandem with Dhaka University (DU), the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), and Dhaka Medical College Hosp... Read More


Legal basis of July Charter 'a matter of life or death', says Khelafat's Mamunul

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Bangladesh Khelafat Majlish chief Mamunul Haque has demanded that the general election be held under the legal framework of the July Charter, calling it "a matter of life or death". ... Read More


BNP's Fakhrul warns of attempt to bring bureaucracy 'under one party's control'

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that efforts are being made to bring Bangladesh's bureaucracy under the influence of a particular political party ahead of t... Read More


Former Navy chief Sarwar Jahan Nizam dies at 73

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Vice Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam, a former chief of Bangladesh Navy staff, has died in hospital care at the age of 73. He passed away around 9:15am on Friday at the Combined Military... Read More


224 arrested in joint forces operation over a week

Dhaka, Oct. 10 -- Joint forces have arrested more than 200 people across Bangladesh in week-long operations, according to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR). In a media statement on Thursday,... Read More


Hasina, Asaduzzaman ordered killing of anti-discrimination coordinators, Asif Mahmud testifies

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, has testified before the International Crimes Tribunal that "orders were issued to... Read More


EC offered no explanation for excluding 'Shapla' from list of poll symbols, says NCP

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- Leaders of the National Citizen Party (NCP) are refusing to budge from their demand for allocation of the "Shapla" or water lily as electoral symbol during a meeting with the Election... Read More


Rangpur, Mymensingh, Barishal development authorities cleared; ordinances approved

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The government is setting up development authorities for Rangpur, Mymensingh, and Barishal to drive planned urbanisation. The Advisory Council on Thursday approved the relevant ordin... Read More


New cyber safety ordinance provision clears Digital Security Act defendants

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The government has introduced a new provision in the Cyber Protection Ordinance, effectively dismissing all cases filed under the repealed Digital Security Act. As a result, all indi... Read More


New ordinance increases bank deposit protection to Tk 200,000

Dhaka, Oct. 9 -- The government has approved a draft of the "Deposit Protection Ordinance, 2025", which will increase the deposit guarantee from Tk 100,000 to Tk 200,000 for bank and financial institu... Read More