ACC to need no govt nod to arrest public servants
The Anti-Corruption Commission is set to get power to file graft cases without any preliminary enquiry in some circumstances and arrest public servants without prior government approval.
Bangladesh
Govt approval for nicotine pouch factory draws flak
Health rights activists have criticised the government鈥檚 approval of Philip Morris Bangladesh Limited to set up a nicotine pouch manufacturing factory, saying that the decision contradicts public health goals and tobacco control efforts...
Paddy, rice purchase price rates to be raised: food adviser
Food adviser Ali Imam Majumder on Monday said that the government was planning to increase the paddy and rice purchase price rates for the ongoing aman season amid rising production costs...
Ministries, divs asked to submit proposals by Nov 8
The Finance Division on Monday asked all ministries and divisions to send budget revision proposals by November 8...
Eight killed, 39 injured in five districts
At least eight people, including a woman, were killed and 39 others injured in road accidents on Monday in Jamalpur, Habiganj, Moulvibazar, Gopalganj and Tangail districts...
Pry school meals likely from Nov
Director general of the directorate of primary education Abu Noor Md Shamsuzzaman said that around 31 lakh children in 165 upazilas would start receiving nutritious food under the national school feeding programme from next November...
DU Zahurul Huq hall bans smoking
The authorities of Dhaka University鈥檚 Shahid Sergeant Zahurul Huq Hall banned smoking on the hall premises on Monday.
NCC likely to recommend July Charter implementation process today
The National Consensus Commission on Monday decided that it would submit the final recommendations for implementing the July National Charter 2025 to the interim government chief adviser, also the NCC chair, Professor Muhammad Yunus...
July bullet-hit boy on tube feeding, father seeks justice
The father of eight-year-old Musa Khan, who has been on tube feeding since being shot during the July mass uprising in 2024, appeared before the International Crimes Tribunal-1 on Monday seeking justice for his son鈥檚 suffering and the killing of his mother.
Milestone victim Navid returns home after 36 surgeries
After 97 days of intensive treatment, 12-year-old Milestone School and College aircraft clash victim Navid Nowaz finally returned to his Uttara residence in Dhaka.
Left parties call interim govt to refrain from leasing out Ctg port services
Leaders of the Left Democratic Alliance and the Antifascism Left Alliance at a protest rally on Monday called on the interim government to refrain from leasing out Chattogram port services to a foreign company.
CID files money laundering case against Nafisa Kamal鈥檚 firm, others
The Criminal Investigation Department has filed a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act against eight individuals and organisations, including Orbitals International 鈥� a company owned by Nafisa Kamal 鈥� for allegedly laundering about Tk 33.44 crore through manpower exports to Malaysia.
Writ petition seeks immediate safety check of bearing pads on metro rail, flyovers
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Monday seeking its directives for immediate verification of the quality and safety of bearing pads installed on Dhaka Metro Rail and all flyovers in the capital.
Six dengue patients die, 983 hospitalised across Bangladesh in 24 hours
The dengue crisis in Bangladesh continues to deteriorate as six more patients died and 983 were admitted to hospitals across the country in the 24 hours leading up to Monday morning...
BNP says it weighing broader alliance聽
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday said that the party was considering the formation of a broader electoral alliance with all anti-fascist forces in the coming national elections.
