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Yunus expresses deep concern over shooting of independent candidate hopeful in Dhaka

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Interim government Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep concern over the shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, spokesperson of Inqilab Moncho and a potential indepen... Read More


30 recently promoted DIGs posted, 9 police officers transferred

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Thirty police officers recently promoted to the rank of deputy inspector general (DIG) have been given official postings. In addition, four more additional DIGs and five superintend... Read More


Power div seeks extra fund in revised budget

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Additional budgetary allocations have been sought for public entities under different ministries to enable them to pay off electricity-bill arrears as they owe a hefty amount to the ... Read More


Bangladesh's poverty reversal

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- As Bangladesh approaches the end of 2025, the country faces one of its most serious socio-economic crises in decades. The decades-long trajectory of steady growth and poverty reducti... Read More


Climate Justice Assembly to be held in Dhaka on Dec 13-14

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Organisers of the Climate Justice Assembly, scheduled for Dec 13-14, briefed reporters at a press conference at the National Press Club in Dhaka. They talked about the main modaliti... Read More


Workers urge policy support for struggling spinning mills

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Workers and employees from the spinning sub-sector of the textile industry have called on the government for policy support to help the spinning mills overcome ongoing challenges, pa... Read More


Govt's no to 20pc power bill rebate facility for fish, livestock and poultry farms

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The government has decided not to include fisheries, hatcheries, livestock and poultry farms in its existing 20 per cent electricity bill rebate scheme, despite recognising their ris... Read More


BPC profit increases by 9.46pc in FY25

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) recorded a 9.46-percent rise in profit in the last fiscal year (FY 2024-25), driven by the automatic fuel-pricing formula introduced in March 2... Read More


Migration alone cannot secure BD's future

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- Bangladesh's long-standing dependence on overseas labour migration may have helped cushion external shocks, but it cannot deliver a sustainable path to middle- or high-income status ... Read More


Health, education see deep cuts in FY26 RADP

Dhaka, Dec. 12 -- The allocations for health, education, and social protection - the key pillars of human-capital development - have been sharply reduced, by as much as 63 per cent, in the Revised Ann... Read More