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Posters banned, billboard limits set under local government election code of conduct

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Election Commission (EC) has finalised the draft of a new code of conduct for elections across the five tiers of local government and sent it to the law ministry for scrutiny. I... Read More


Cabinet backs scrapping Section 18A, shuts former shareholders out of banks

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The cabinet has endorsed the scrapping of the 'controversial' Section 18A of the Bank Resolution Act, a move Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury announced in his budget clo... Read More


Bangladesh Human Rights Commission to get interim powers to protect victims during probes

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) is set to gain the power to issue interim orders to protect victims from immediate threats while investigating rights violations. The cab... Read More


Tarique calls for united push to meet 2030 goals and rebuild Bangladesh

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called for a united effort to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030, saying their implementation will be crucial to rebuilding Ba... Read More


Private hospital licences extended to two years under new health rules

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The government has doubled the validity of new and renewed licences for private hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres across Bangladesh. From the 2026-27 fiscal year, licences w... Read More


Tk 12mn stolen from petrol pump that PM Tarique's cousin owns

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- A cash haul worth Tk 12.13 million has allegedly been snatched from a Dhaka petrol pump while it was being taken to a bank for deposit. The incident occurred around 10:30am on Sunda... Read More


Hospital admissions with dengue fever exceed 20,000

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has reported 726 new dengue hospitalisations over the past 24 hours. With the new cases until 8am on Monday, hospital admissions fr... Read More


Court seeks explanation on how former major Sadikul burned car from jail

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- A Dhaka court has sought an explanation from two Bhatara Police officers over a request to show former major Md Sadikul Haque arrested in a car-burning case while he was reportedly i... Read More


Why Jamaat alliance picked Oli to challenge ruling party presidential candidate

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- The Jamaat-led 11-party alliance says its presidential bid is aimed at challenging what it calls the BNP's failure to uphold democratic reforms and people's mandate. It has also def... Read More


High Court grants MP Gazi Nazrul eight weeks' bail over 'attempted murder'

Dhaka, Aug. 10 -- Expelled Jamaat-e-Islami MP Gazi Nazrul Islam has secured eight weeks' anticipatory bail from the High Court in an attempted murder case filed with Pallabi Police Station in Dhaka. ... Read More