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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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Allocation for safety net likely to rise by Tk 1,750cr

The interim government is expected to increase the amount of cash assistance by about Tk 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...

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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in the Women and Children Repression Prevention (Amendment) Ordinance, should not be declared unconstitutional and repealed.

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Prolonged Rohingya crisis may destabilise region: Touhid

Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday warned that the prolonged Rohingya crisis is an escalating threat to both Bangladesh and regional stability, urging stronger international action for a durable lasting solution to the crisis.