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Toddler endures another day in court as mother's bail deferred

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A 1 and a half-year-old child has spent yet another day at a Dhaka court compound, waiting for the release of his mother Topsha Biswas, whose bail plea in hearing a police assault ca... Read More


Government plans laws addressing sexual harassment in institutions, domestic violence

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Twin ordinances approved: Draft laws target workplace/educational harassment and domestic violence. Defined offences and penalties: Harassment includes physical, verbal, mental, and ... Read More


Bangladesh to split CAAB into regulator, operator agencies

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism has taken a policy decision to split the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) into separate regulator and operator agencies. The ... Read More


SIB depositors to get profit at 9.5% rate, says Governor Ahsan H Mansur

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Depositors of the Sammilito Islami Bank, formed through the merger of five olders banks, will receive profit at the market rate of up to a maximum of 9.5 percent from January this ye... Read More


Why did they gather sticks, weapons beforehand? BNP asks over Sherpur clash

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The BNP has demanded a proper investigation into the death of a Jamaat-e-Islami leader during a clash at an election manifesto reading programme in Sherpur. Party election managemen... Read More


NBR extends income tax return filing deadline to Feb 28 for election

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Ahead of the parliamentary election, the National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the deadline for individual taxpayers to submit their income tax returns by another month. As a... Read More


Over 55,000 expatriate postal ballots reach Bangladesh ahead of election

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- More than 55,000 postal ballots cast by expatriate Bangladeshis have reached the country ahead of the Feb 12 general election. On Thursday, Salim Ahmad Khan, team leader of the Elec... Read More


Dhaka Polytechnic students block road in midnight protest

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A group of students from Dhaka Polytechnic Institute have staged a midnight protest, blocking Tejgaon's Sat Rasta intersection. The protesters are demanding the withdrawal of a gove... Read More


Bangladesh's foreign funding gap widens as loan disbursement falls 29%

Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh's foreign loan and grant disbursements fell by 29 percent year-on-year in the first six months of the 2025-26 fiscal year, even as the government stepped up repayments to ... Read More


5 to die for murder of Gopalganj transport union leader Basu

Dhaka, Jan. 28 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced five people to death for the 2016 murder of Saidur Rahman Basu, a former president of the Gopalganj Motor Workers Union. Dhaka Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 Ju... Read More