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Nahid, Akhtar to lead new political group National Citizen Party

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Leaders of the Anti-discrimination Students Movement and the National Citizens' Committee have decided on a name for a fresh political party - the National Citizen Party, or NCP - wi... Read More


Committee to revive Beximco factories, settle worker dues

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The interim government has formed a high-level committee to oversee the "rehabilitation" of 14 factories amid announcements of mass layoffs at the Beximco Industrial Park. Arrangeme... Read More


Bankers involved in Beximco loan scandal will face legal steps as well, says Advisor Sakhawat

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- Labour and Employment Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain has said bankers who loaned money to Beximco by overstepping the rules will also be "served justice". Everyone involved in lending t... Read More


Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival ends with awards ceremony

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The 11th Dhaka International Mobile Film Festival (DIMFF) 2025 has closed with awards for the best films in each category. The closing ceremony was held at the Star Cineplex in Shim... Read More


High Court says access to safe water is a fundamental right

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The High Court has declared access to water for drinking and daily use is a fundamental right of every individual of the country. A bench comprising Justice Md Ashraful Kamal and Ju... Read More


July Uprising injured protesting outside Chief Advisor's Office for two days

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A group of people injured in the July uprising have been staging a sit-in, blocking the entrances of the Chief Advisor's Office, or CAO, in Dhaka's Tejgaon for two days to press home... Read More


Bangladesh issues new accreditation policies for journalists

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The interim government has issued new press accreditation policies for journalists of domestic and foreign media organisations working in Bangladesh. The new policies for 2025, sign... Read More


Khaleda calls for the creation of a 'united BNP' that engages the people of Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has called for the creation of a "united BNP" that involves the people of Bangladesh. She made the call to the BNP leaders of all levels during a virtual... Read More


Man sentenced to death for rape, murder of lover at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Station

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- A court has sentenced a man named Maruf Hasan Badhan to death by hanging for the 2019 rape and murder of his lover inside an abandoned train carriage at Dhaka's Kamalapur Railway Sta... Read More


Private university students call off protest

Dhaka, Feb. 27 -- The private university committee of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement has suspended the protest scheduled at different private universities and decided to hold a joint press c... Read More