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Signal No 3 hoisted at four seaports amid rough weather warning

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has hoisted local warning signal No. 3 at four seaports as deep convection over the Bay of Bengal threatens to bring gusty winds to coastal re... Read More


Backing interim government will be difficult without election this year: BNP

Dhaka, May 22 -- The BNP has said it will be "difficult" to continue supporting the interim government if a general election is not held by December this year. The position was laid out by Standing C... Read More


Interim government rows back on splitting NBR amid protests

Dhaka, May 22 -- Faced with intense backlash and staff resistance, the interim government has backed down from implementing a controversial ordinance that sought to split the National Board of Revenue... Read More


Cyber Security Act scrapped, replaced by Cyber Safety Ordinance

Dhaka, May 22 -- The interim government has repealed the much-criticised Cyber Security Act, widely condemned as a "black law", replacing it with a new Cyber Safety Ordinance. The new ordinance omits... Read More


Bangladesh scraps controversial Cyber Security Act, introduces new AI-focused Cyber Safety Ordinance

Dhaka, May 22 -- Bangladesh's interim government has repealed the controversial Cyber Security Act, replacing it with a new Cyber Safety Ordinance that introduces offences related to artificial intell... Read More


'False information' in affidavit: ACC writes to EC urging action against Hasina

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has called on the Election Commission (EC) to take legal steps against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina for allegedly concealing information a... Read More


Dhaka stocks plunge to lowest trade this year

Dhaka, May 22 -- Trading on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) has plummeted to its lowest point of the year as turnover slipped well below 3 billion once again. The premier bourse traded shares worth Tk... Read More


Ishraque calls off Dhaka mayoral oath protest for 48 hours

Dhaka, May 22 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain has announced a 48-hour suspension of the ongoing protest demanding he be sworn in as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). He made the call on Th... Read More


BGB rescues family of five on Khagrachhari border after 'India push-in'

Dhaka, May 22 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have rescued a family of five individuals near the Ramgarh border in Khagrachhari, who were allegedly forced into Bangladesh across the Feni River by Ind... Read More


JCD activists leave Shahbagh after seven-hour protest over Shammo murder

Dhaka, May 22 -- Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) activists demanding justice over the murder of one of its leaders of Dhaka University (DU) chapter, Shahriar Alam Shammo, have left Dhaka's Shahbagh aft... Read More