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Government seeks damage reports from schools after earthquake

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The government has asked for detailed reports on the damage to educational institutions following the recent earthquakes. The Education Engineering Department (EED) has requested in... Read More


Advisor Rizwana calls for urgent coordinated action to reduce earthquake impact

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Environment Advisor Syeda Rizwana Hasan has stressed the need for an immediate and coordinated action to minimise the potential impact of a major earthquake in Bangladesh. Speaking ... Read More


CA Yunus convenes emergency meeting on earthquake preparedness amid nationwide alarm

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has convened an emergency meeting with experts and senior officials on earthquake preparedness He chaired the session at his Tejgaon office around 5pm o... Read More


Bangladesh eyes full interoperability across banks, MFS and insurers by mid-2027, says BB governor

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur has said all public and private institutions could be brought under a fully interoperable digital transaction system by July 2027. It will op... Read More


Court orders seizure of ex-home minister Kamal, wife's tax records

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- A Dhaka court has ordered authorities to seize the income tax records of former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, who was recently sentenced to death for crimes against humanity,... Read More


Women's contributions to July Uprising must be 'etched in history', says Advisor Sharmeen

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Women and Children's Affairs Advisor Sharmeen S Murshid has said the contribution of women to the July mass uprising must be properly documented in the nation's history, noting that ... Read More


BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul warns against partisanship in the media

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Senior BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged journalists to stick to their professional ethics and refrain from aligning with political parties to fulfil their professiona... Read More


Court orders seizure of 36 bighas of land owned by Salman F Rahman, freezes bank account

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the attachment of 36 bighas of land in Gazipur belonging to Salman F Rahman, the private industry and investment advisor to ousted prime minister Sheikh Has... Read More


HC grants bail to Dhaka University teacher Hafizur Rahman

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The High Court has granted bail to Sheikh Hafizur Rahman, a law teacher at Dhaka University, in a case under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The bench of Justice KM Rasheduzzaman Raja and J... Read More


Full HC verdict names OC Pradip as mastermind of Major Sinha murder

Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The High Court's full verdict has named former Teknaf Police Station chief Pradip Kumar Das as the mastermind of the murder of retired army major Sinha Md Rashed Khan, who was shot d... Read More