Errant ministries, divisions to face fund suspension
The Finance Division on Thursday warned that if ministries and divisions failed to comply with the budget implementation measures, they would face fund suspension, officials said...
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Dhaka Div tops unemployed population
Dhaka division has the highest unemployed people of 6.87 lakh people Mymensingh division the least unemployed people of 1.04 lakh, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics...
Mushfiq set to play for Sylhet in NCL T20
Ace-batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to play for Sylhet Division in the forthcoming NCL T20, as the eight teams of the tournament were announced on Thursday.
FID for more help from home, law ministries
The Financial Institutions Division in a meeting decided to ask the attorney general office, the ministry of home and the ministry of law to extend more cooperation to expedite the recovery of the defaulted loans...
Govt issues amended NBR bifurcation ord
The government has issued a gazette on the amended ordinance that forms two divisions 鈥� the Revenue Policy Division and the Revenue Management Division 鈥� in place of the National Board of Revenue...
Season 2 of 鈥楧ream Home鈥� campaign launched
Vision Emporium, electronic chain shop of business conglomerate RFL, on Tuesday launched season 2 of its 鈥楧ream Home鈥� campaign, said a press release...
IRD suspends assistant tax commissioner for taking bribe
The Internal Resources Division has suspended assistant tax commissioner Jannatul Ferdous for allegedly accepting a bribe of Tk聽38 lakh in exchange for handing over sensitive income tax records...
WARRANT OF PRECEDENCE: SC allows govt to appeal for review of verdict
The Appellate Division on Thursday allowed the government to appeal to review its 2015 verdict on the 鈥榳arrant of precedence鈥�, the official ranking of key constitutional office holders.
AD hears on review of caretaker govt verdict
The Appellate Division on Thursday began hearing a review petition challenging its 2011 verdict that annulled the constitutional provision for a non-party caretaker government, a system once credited with ensuring neutral national elections in Bangladesh...
FID asks ACC to inquire about assets of AL-era BB governors, bank directors
The Financial Institutions Division has requested the Anti-Corruption Commission to inquire about assets of governors and deputy governors of the Bangladesh Bank and chiefs of the Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit between 2009 and August 5, 2025.
Victims, families look to SC for justice
Survivors and families of the victims of the August 21, 2004 grenade attacks look to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court seeking justice 21 years after the attack on a rally of the then opposition Awami League in Dhaka...
Discharge of HC rule by AD judicial anarchy: SC
In a strongly worded full verdict, the Appellate Division has observed that if it discharges a rule issued by the High Court under article 102 of the constitution the decision amounts to 鈥榡udicial anarchy鈥� and is unconstitutional and void from the outset...
Appointment criteria for Revenue Division secretaries made
Knowledge, skills and experience will be the determining factors for the appointment of top officials to the newly proposed two divisions created by splitting the National Board of Revenue, said officials...
Brothers players gather over non payment
The non-payment issue in the domestic league is gripping the country鈥檚 cricket again, as several players from the Brothers Union of the Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League gathered at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur on Wednesday...
Growing case backlog warrants early, effective intervention
THE number of cases pending with the courts has reached a little more than 4.33 million as of March. Subordinate courts have about 3.69 million cases pending, the High Court Division of the Supreme Court 599,000 cases pending and the Appellate Division 34,926 cases, as 抖阴精品 reported on August 10. There were about 4.05 million cases, keeping to Supreme Court...
Courts burdened with 43 lakh pending cases
The backlog of cases in the Supreme Court of Bangladesh continues to grow, with data showing a steady increase in pending matters across both the High Court and Appellate Division 鈥� raising concerns about the pace and impact of ongoing judicial reforms.
Thyssenkrupp to spin off marine division
German industrial titan Thyssenkrupp鈥檚 shareholders on Friday backed a spin-off of its warship and submarine-building unit, seeking to better position the group to benefit from a European defence boom...
Bridges Division observes July uprising anniv
The Bridges division and Bangladesh Bridge Authority jointly held a discussion and a prayer session to mark the July uprising anniversary at the Setu Bhaban Mosque in Dhaka on Tuesday...
SC upholds selection grade for bench readers, officers
The Appellate Division has dismissed a government appeal challenging the entitlement of bench readers and bench officers to selection grade benefits, upholding earlier decisions of the High Court Division.
JBPLC holds Dhaka North branch managers鈥� confce
Janata Bank PLC on Monday held its divisional branch managers鈥� conference for Dhaka North, said a press release...
GED projects cautious optimism for economy in FY26
In its latest monthly economic update, the General Economics Division (GED) of the Bangladesh Planning Commission has projected cautious optimism for the country鈥檚 economic trajectory in FY2026, highlighting both the encouraging trends and persistent structural challenges...
PhD rush and a failing academic vision
WHEN a new episode begins in Bangladesh, it often ends not in reform but in distortion. The story of higher education is no different. Public and private universities are said to be growing in number every few years. Yet in a country where even the four major autonomous public universities struggle to recruit talented and committed teachers, there is little...
SC verdict on Mobarak鈥檚 appeal set for July 30
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday set July 30 to deliver its verdict on the appeal filed by Mobarak Hossain, a former Jamaat-e-Islami member and an expelled Awami League leader, challenging his death sentence for committing war crimes during the country鈥檚 liberation war...
SC gets two chamber judge courts
Chief justice Syed Refaat Ahmed on Sunday nominated justice Md Rezaul Haque as judge-in-chamber-1 and justice Farah Mahbub as judge-in-chamber-2, forming two chamber judge courts to dispose of emergency matters at the Appellate Division...
JBPLC hosts divisional branch managers鈥� confce
Janata Bank PLC held its divisional branch managers鈥� conference in Sylhet at a local hotel on July 17, said a press release...
Emergency provision reforms must do more to protect rights
IN A MEETING with the National Consensus Commission held on July 13, all parties included in the process have agreed on the method of appointing the chief justice of the Supreme Court, as well as measures to ensure that the declaration of a state of emergency cannot be misused. The current constitution allows emergency declarations for up to 120 days and requires only...
Parties seek safeguard from emergency-time rights abuse
Political parties at the National Consensus Commission鈥檚 dialogue session on Thursday recommended replacing the term 鈥榠nternal disturbance鈥� with 鈥榮ecurity threats to the state鈥檚 sovereignty and territorial integrity鈥� in the constitution鈥檚 article 141A that relates to the proclamation of emergency...
Arnob, Soumyia triumph in Mymensingh Div Tennis
Arnob Saha and Soumyia Akter clinched the men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 singles titles of the week-long MTB Mymensingh Divisional Tennis Tournament that ended at the Mymensingh Club on Friday.
Man with 8 cases shot, hacked to death
A group of assailants hacked and shot a cable television operator in the Purba Brahmandi area in Narsingdi district town Monday night...
Citizens Bank hosts training on ISS reporting
Citizens Bank has recently organised a daylong training on Integrated Supervision System reporting at its training academy, said a press release...