Govt declares Halda River as fishery heritage area
The government has declared the Halda River, which flows through Chattogram and Khagrachari districts, as a fishery hgeritage area, according to a notification issued on Wednesday...
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Main accused in 2 children killing in Feni arrested
The police have arrested the prime accused in the killing of two children who were burnt to death in a house fire in Feni, following a 25-month-long investigation...
Power price hike rests on elected govt decision
The interim government has expressed unwillingness to revise the power tariff before the next national election slated for the first half of February, said finance ministry officials...
ACC to sue Sajeeb, Putul, 6 others
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Wednesday decided to file a case against eight people, including deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul for their alleged involvement in misuse of power, tax exemption irregularities, and embezzlement of funds in favour of the Centre for Research and Information...
No more unauthorised surveillance on citizens
The government has prepared the draft of the Bangladesh Telecommunication (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, aiming at tightening control over unauthorised surveillance and unlawful monitoring of citizens...
Govt condemns attack on BNP candidate, orders probe
Bangladesh interim government has strongly condemned the violent attack on Bangladesh Nationalist Party candidate Ershad Ullah during an election campaign in Chattogram-8 on Wednesday.
Khaleda鈥檚 conviction 鈥榤isconceived鈥�, a 鈥榯ravesty of justice鈥�: Supreme Court
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, in its full verdict, has observed that the conviction of former prime minister and BNP chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia in the Zia Orphanage Trust graft case was 鈥榤isconceived鈥� and amounted to 鈥榓 travesty of justice,鈥� as both the trial court and the High Court had misapplied the law and based their judgments on unfounded assumptions.
CARETAKER GOVT : AG says 2011 verdict altered illegally, calls it void
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Wednesday told the Appellate Division that former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque and four other judges had breached judicial procedure by altering the short verdict on the caretaker government system 16 months after it was delivered.
Justice Khurshid Alam Sarkar removed for misconduct
High Court Division Judge Muhammad Khurshid Alam Sarkar was removed from office on Wednesday following an inquiry by the Supreme Judicial Council into allegations of misconduct.
BNP candidate shot, one killed
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 primarily selected candidate for the Chattogram-8 constituency, Ershad Ullah, was shot and injured in an attack by miscreants during his election campaign in the port city Wednesday evening...
Jamaat for electoral understanding, not to form alliance: Shafiqur
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami amir Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday said that his party was not interested in forming any electoral alliance for the forthcoming general election.
No one will be spared if AL ban defied: CA鈥檚 press secy
The chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary, Shafiqul Alam, on Wednesday warned that anyone attempting to defy the government鈥檚 ban on Awami League activities, including holding meetings or bringing out processions, would face the full force of the law...
B-SCAN organises 16th AGM
The Bangladesh Society for the Change and Advocacy Nexus (B-SCAN) organised its 16th annual general meeting at the Siraj Convention Center, Aftabnagar, Dhaka on Saturday, says a press release.
Pilot error behind Milestone crash: probe
A government probe has found pilot error as the cause for the tragic crash of an Air Force training plane in the Milestone School and College ground in Dhaka on July 21, killing 36 people, most of whom were students of its school wing...
Army expects stability, better law and order after February polls
The Bangladesh Army on Wednesday expressed optimism that the country鈥檚 overall stability and law and order situation would improve following the general elections scheduled for February next year.
