Not worried about budget support from lenders: adviser
Finance adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that they were not worried about the availability of budgetary support from the multilateral lenders to meet budget deficit...
Bangladesh
111 girls, women raped, 60 murdered in April
At least 332 girls and women across the country faced various forms of violence in April, among whom 111 were raped, according to a report published by the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad on Sunday...
Senior lawyer MI Farooqui dies
Veteran lawyer MI Farooqui died at his home at Pallabi in Dhaka on Saturday night...
Hefazat denies involvement in beating woman鈥檚 effigy with shoes
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh on Sunday denied its involvement in beating with shoes a saree-clad effigy of a woman on the Dhaka University campus as video clips and photographs went viral on social media sparking debates...
Hold general election as early as possible: parties
Leaders of different political parties at a discussion in Dhaka on Sunday said that the interim government should hold the general election as early as possible as confusions were created among the people of the country regarding the election...
Ban on battery-run rickshaws demanded
Members of the Road Safety Movement, a joint platform of the activists of the road safety movement, on Sunday demanded a ban on production of battery-run auto-rickshaws, locally made three-wheelers, and their movement on main roads...
Tea garden workers block road for arrears, allowances
Workers of three tea gardens in Sylhet on Sunday blocked the Sylhet Airport road demanding their wage arrears and allowances...
Russia, Japan view polls to boost trade, investment, says BNP
Russia and Japan are paying a close attention to Bangladesh鈥檚 upcoming national election, viewing it as a critical factor for advancing bilateral cooperation, trade, and investment...
No decision on humanitarian corridor yet: Khalilur
National security adviser and high representative to the chief adviser Khalilur Rahman on Sunday said that the interim government had not discussed any humanitarian corridor to Rakhine state in Myanmar and no decision was made on the issue or no consensus was reached with any party...
Freedom of press not possible without consensus: info adviser
Information and broadcasting adviser Md Mahfuj Alam on Sunday said that the freedom of press was not possible without political consensus...
Press freedom, restrictive law repeal urged
Journalists and politicians at a discussion on Sunday urged the removal of barriers to free journalism, including the repeal of restrictive laws, for building a democratic Bangladesh...
Stray kite string blamed for April grid failure
A kite string falling on a power transmission line on April 26 caused a massive short circuit, severing electricity supply to 21 districts, a recent probe found, highlighting the risks for the national power grid arising out of its close proximity to human settlements...
Allocation for safety net likely to rise by Tk聽1,750cr
The interim government is expected to increase the amount of cash assistance by about Tk聽1,750 crore and the number of beneficiaries by about 4 lakh under the social safety net programme in the 2025-26 financial year national budget to be announced next month...
Killing of Bangladesh nationals on border by India鈥檚 BSF on rise
Indian Border Security Force keeps killing Bangladeshis in border areas with the number of the killed increasing in recent months despite repeated promises by India to bring down the killings to zero...
HC issues rule on repeal of marriage promise provision
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the authorities concerned to explain why the provision related to inducement by promise of marriage, incorporated in the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, should not be declared unconstitutional and repealed.