Advisor Fouzul calls businessmen, bureaucrats 'obstacles' to renewable energy

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan has called some businessmen in the power sector and some officials of the ministry the "only obstacle" in the transition to renewable energy. He made the c... Read More

Tarique urges BNP members to prioritise party over candidates

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Tarique Rahman has called upon the activists to work for the party without considering which candidate received the nomination for the upcoming parliamentary election. Speaking virtu... Read More

Handset registration: Manufacturers call for NEIR implementation

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Mobile Phone Industry Owners Association of Bangladesh (MIOB) has called for the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR), saying it will strengthen mobil... Read More

ACC to prosecute Obaidul Quader, former secretaries over 'misappropriating' rehabilitation flats

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is going to file a case against former road transport minister Obaidul Quader and 13 ex-secretaries for "misusing power" to allocate flats, built ... Read More

JP Chairman Manju says Bangladesh's independence should 'never be underestimated'

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Jatiya Party Chairman Anwar Hossain Manju has said Bangladesh's independence "should never be underestimated", though Bengalis have yet to overcome "a tendency to be jealous of others... Read More

Classes at Dhaka Central University from Jan 1 as ordinance nears 'finalisation'

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Classes for the first batch (2024-25) of the proposed Dhaka Central University, comprising seven colleges in the capital, will begin on Jan 1, the education authorities have said. Th... Read More

Higher interest rates needed to tame inflation, says Anisuzzaman

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Chief Advisor's Special Assistant on Finance Anisuzzaman Chowdhury has said interest rates need to be raised more to bring inflation down to the 5 percent range. On Monday, he said t... Read More

Court sends journalist Shaukat Mahmood to jail, sets Thursday for remand hearing

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- A court has sent journalist Shaukat Mahmood, secretary general of the newly-formed Janata Party Bangladesh, to jail over charges under the Anti-Terrorism Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magi... Read More

Police zero in on domestic worker over Mohammadpur double murder

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- After the suspected double murder of a woman and her teenage daughter in Dhaka's Mohammadpur, police have set their sights on a domestic aide who had only been working at the home for... Read More

'I could have a heart attack if remanded,' NASSA Group boss tells court

Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- A Dhaka court has granted police three days to grill Nazrul Islam Mazumder, the chairman of NASSA Group, in connection with a murder case linked to the July Uprising. Dhaka Additiona... Read More

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