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Contractionary policies, prudent management will bring inflation below 7% by June 2026, says government

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The interim government expects overall inflation to fall below 7 percent by the end of the ongoing fiscal year, courtesy of "contractionary monetary policies and fiscal prudence". T... Read More


ACC to prosecute Menon over alleged teacher recruitment, promotions irregularities

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is set to file cases against Rashed Khan Menon, former president of the governing body of Willes Little Flower School and College, over alleged i... Read More


Government instructs pilgrims to pay remaining Hajj fee by Dec 31

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has asked pilgrims who registered for the 2026 Hajj through government and private channels to deposit the remaining fees by Dec 31. This instructi... Read More


DC assures job for wife of Dipu Das, who was killed over blasphemy allegations

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- The mourning continues at the home of Dipu Chandra Das, who was killed in an attack following allegations of blasphemy in Mymensingh's Bhaluka Upazila. Many agencies and organisatio... Read More


ULAB students pay tribute to Osman Hadi with commemorative event

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB), with support from the university administration, have organised a commemorative event to honour Inqilab Moncho leader Sh... Read More


Court sends 15 suspects to jail over assault, arson, looting at Prothom Alo office

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- A Dhaka court has sent 15 people to jail in connection with the attack, vandalism, looting, and arson at the Prothom Alo office. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Saifuzzaman on Monday ... Read More


Police on hunt for woman seen with Khulna NCP leader after he was shot, drugs recovered

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Police are searching for a female companion who was with Motaleb Shikdar, Khulna chief of the NCP-affiliated Jatiya Sramik Shakti, when he was shot. Law enforcers also recovered dif... Read More


Ehsanul Huda dissolves Jatiya Dal to join BNP in political realignment

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Syed Ehsanul Huda, chief of the Bangladesh Jatiya Dal, has joined the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), formally dissolving his own party to contest in the February elections under... Read More


Govt assigns gunmen to Prothom Alo, Daily Star editors amid security concerns

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- Gunmen have been assigned to 20 people, including the editors of Prothom Alo and The Daily Star, following the attacks on the offices of the newspapers, according to Home Advisor Jah... Read More


BNP leader Tarique Rahman set to register as voter on Dec 27

Dhaka, Dec. 22 -- BNP leader Tarique Rahman is expected to register as a voter on Dec 27, two days after returning to the country following 17 years in exile. BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin... Read More