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Government orders retirement of 11 DIGs, 2 additional DIGs

Dhaka, April 22 -- The government has placed 13 senior police officers -- 11 deputy inspector generals (DIGs) and two additional DIGs -- into retirement amid a continuing shake-up in the police admini... Read More


Shipping minister says eviction drive to begin against 22,000 river encroachers

Dhaka, April 22 -- The government has identified 21,982 river encroachers across the country and is preparing to launch eviction drives against them, Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam said. Respon... Read More


Shipping minister says port remains under state control despite foreign terminal operators

Dhaka, April 22 -- Shipping Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has clarified that while the government has no plans to hand over the entirety of Chittagong Port to foreign entities, both local and internatio... Read More


Father, son planned Naogaon quadruple murder, police say

Dhaka, April 22 -- Police have said the brutal murder of four members of the same family in Naogaon's Niamatpur Upazila was a pre-planned massacre orchestrated by close relatives over a land dispute. ... Read More


24 senior police officers transferred in major shake-up

Dhaka, April 22 -- The government has transferred 24 high-ranking police officers, including an additional inspector general, as part of a major shake-up. The Ministry of Home Affairs issued three se... Read More


Bangladesh to procure Boro paddy at higher price, parboiled rice at lower rate

Dhaka, April 22 -- The government has set a target of procuring 500,000 tonnes of Boro paddy and 1.3 million tonnes of parboiled rice next month. The decision came in a meeting of the Food Planning a... Read More


Former Army officer arrested in first detention over 'murder' of Tonu in cantonment a decade ago

Dhaka, April 22 -- A retired member of Bangladesh Army has been arrested in the Sohagi Jahan Tonu murder case, 10 years after the Comilla Victoria Government College student and theatre activist was k... Read More


Daffodil International University celebrates Prof MA Rahim's Independence Award

Dhaka, April 22 -- Daffodil International University (DIU) has felicitated Prof MA Rahim following his receipt of the Independence Award 2026 for his contributions to research and training. The event... Read More


PM Tarique says Bangladesh processing deals with 10 countries to recover siphoned funds

Dhaka, April 22 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman says a coordinated international push has been launched to recover funds siphoned out of Bangladesh during the Awami League era. Speaking in parliamen... Read More


Savar industrial belt gasps as 13-hour blackouts, fuel crunch hit hard

Dhaka, April 22 -- An acute power shortage coupled with a severe fuel crisis has pushed public life and industrial production in Savar and its adjacent areas to the brink of collapse. Over the last f... Read More