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Shipping minister says all inland vessels must be registered digitally

Dhaka, April 5 -- All vessels in the country will be brought under digital registration to make inland waterways safer, says Shipping and Bridge State Minister Md Razib Ahsan. He also said a comprehe... Read More


High Court moved to ban Baishakh procession to 'protect religious sentiments'

Dhaka, April 5 -- A Supreme Court lawyer has filed a petition seeking a permanent ban on the 'Mangal Shobhajatra' procession during the Pahela Baishakh celebrations, labelling the decades-old traditio... Read More


Microphone failure disrupts parliament proceedings, forces 40-minute recess

Dhaka, April 5 -- The national assembly has been forced into another unexpected pause as a microphone failure disrupted the session for the second time since the 13th Parliament began. On Sunday even... Read More


Body of marketing officer found in Chattogram diagnostic centre

Dhaka, April 5 -- Police have recovered the body of a young man from a diagnostic centre in Chattogram's Fatikchhari Upazila. The dead has been identified as Rashedul Islam, 25, who worked as a marke... Read More


Parliament approves two key civil service bills in 8 minutes amid Opposition protests

Dhaka, April 5 -- Parliament has passed two bills addressing civil service discipline and entry age, transforming interim government ordinances into law. The "Public Service (Amendment) Bill, 2026" a... Read More


Bangladesh reviews India, Indonesia models to control essential goods pricing

Dhaka, April 5 -- The government has launched an initiative to study international market models, including those of India and Indonesia, to develop a framework for controlling essential goods prices.... Read More


Commerce Minister Muktadir for widening tax net to boost revenue

Dhaka, April 5 -- Describing the country's tax-to-GDP ratio as "unsatisfactory", Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has called for expanding the tax net rather than increasing tax rates to boo... Read More


Mahdi Amin, Saleh Shibli appointed as spokespersons for Prime Minister's Office

Dhaka, April 5 -- The government has appointed Mahdi Amin, an advisor to the prime minister, and Abu Abdullah M Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibli, the prime minister's press secretary, as official s... Read More


Chattogram court hands death penalty to five for 2007 killing of student Fasiur Shaon

Dhaka, April 5 -- A Chattogram court has sentenced five people to death in connection with a murder of student Fasiur Rahman Shaon 19 years ago. The verdict was delivered by Chittagong Additional Dis... Read More


DSEX plunges 107 points as investor anxiety over energy, global tensions mounts

Dhaka, April 5 -- The country's premier bourse has extended its downward slide on the first trading day of the week, as persistent selling pressure dragged both the index and turnover lower. On Sunda... Read More