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FY26 Development expenditure at only 8% in four months

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The sluggish pace of Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) continues, with only around two percent of total allocations utilised in the first four months of the 2025-26 fis... Read More


Top appeals court labels verdict scrapping caretaker government system as 'tainted'

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has described the verdict issued by former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque, which scrapped the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, as "tai... Read More


Bangladesh wants regional cooperation 'free from interference in internal affairs': Khalilur

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh has underscored the importance of working with an "open mind" concerning security cooperation among the countries of the Indian Ocean region. At the same time, National S... Read More


Petrobangla confirms gas flow from Kailashtila-1 well after successful workover

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- After four months of work, Petrobangla has confirmed the restoration of gas from a previously closed well at the Kailashtila gas field in Sylhet. On Thursday, the state-run company ... Read More


Two suspects in Jubo Dal leader murder to be grilled for four days

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- A Dhaka court has granted four days of questioning for two suspects in the murder case of Jubo Dal leader Golam Kibria. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Partha Bhadra passed the order ... Read More


US ambassador visits Megna Group seed crushing mill

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Tracey Ann Jacobson has visited Sonargaon Seeds Crushing Mills Ltd, a concern of Meghna Group of Industries (MGI). She was received on Thursday by MGI di... Read More


On his birthday, Tarique vows five-pronged plan to ensure women's safety

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Tarique Rahman has posted a photograph with his wife Zubaida Rahman and daughter Zaima Rahman on Facebook, sharing five pledges to ensure women's safety. On Thursday, he said both h... Read More


IUB FormulaE takes first place at Innoverse Bangladesh 2025

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Independent University, Bangladesh has taken first place in the Shaheed Tanvin Innovation Award category at Innoverse Bangladesh 2025. The award was won by IUB FormulaE, a team of s... Read More


East West University student 'falls' from 10-storey campus building, dies

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- A student of East West University has reportedly fallen to his death from the roof of the university building in Dhaka's Badda. The student, identified as Md Muntasim, was a first-y... Read More


Government considers approaching ICC to secure Hasina's extradition

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has said the government is considering approaching the International Criminal Court (ICC) to seek the extradition of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who ... Read More