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Treasury chief: New government procurement law holds all, including ministers, accountable

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug. 29 -- The Government Procurement Bill 2025 will, for the first time, place ministers under the scope for state contracting, with Treasury Secretary-General Datuk Johan Mahmood Meric... Read More


Parties show mixed reaction to polls plan declaration

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The much anticipated roadmap of the upcoming 13th parliamentary elections announced by the Election Commission (EC) has met with a mixed reaction from different political parties of ... Read More


CID files case on manpower export mafias

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Thursday lodged a case under the Money Laundering Prevention Act at Banani Police Station, Dhaka, against a powerful syndicate accused ... Read More


CUCSU elections 12 October

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The schedule for the Chittagong University Central Students' Union (CUCSU) and Hall Parliament elections 2025 has been announced. Voting will be held on October 12 as per the announ... Read More


Jamaat delegation meets Pakistan foreign minister at high commission

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- A delegation of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami met with Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday during his visit to Dhaka. The meeting took place at ... Read More


Trump's Tariffs and India's Economic Future

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- US President Donald Trump's decision to impose new tariffs on a wide range of imports from India, ostensibly a penalty for buying Russian oil, represents another shock to the interna... Read More


America's Dangerous Internal Geopolitics

Dhaka, Aug. 29 -- The fiercest struggle in American politics today is not between two presidential contenders. It is happening between states, which control the electoral maps that determine who sits ... Read More


FORMER MP VEN. ATHURALIYE RATHANA THERA REMANDED

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- Former Member of Parliament Venerable Athuraliye Rathana Thera has been remanded until September 12 by the Nugegoda Magistrate's Court. The former MP appeared before the court t... Read More


GOVERNMENT TO PROBE FORMER PRESIDENTS FOR MISUSE OF STATE FUNDS

Sri Lanka, Aug. 29 -- In the wake of the arrest of former President Ranil Wickremesinghe over the alleged misuse of state funds for a foreign trip, a government minister has stated that similar malpra... Read More


BRO begins clearance in Rajouri; IMD issues fresh weather alerts for J&K

Srinagar, Aug. 29 -- Road clearance operations were launched by the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) in the Pir Panjal belt of Rajouri on Friday after heavy rains and flash floods triggered landslides ... Read More