Foreign loan drops by 26pc in July-Oct
The disbursement of foreign loans in the first four month of the current financial year dropped by 26 per cent due mainly to the regime change in the country, economists said...
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SC denies Halmark chair Jesmine鈥檚 bail plea
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a bail petition of Hallmark chairman Jesmine Islam...
Sylhet clinch maiden NCL title
Sylhet Division secured their first-ever National Cricket League title, defeating Barishal by five wickets in their sixth-round match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Tuesday...
Sylhet on the verge of maiden NCL title
Sylhet Division are on the verge of winning their maiden National Cricket League title as they need only 105 runs against Barishal on the fourth and final day of their sixth-round match at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today...
SC issues one-month status quo on HC order banning movement of battery-run rickshaws
The Appellate Division on Monday issued a one-month status quo on the High Court order that banned the unauthorised and unlicensed battery-run rickshaws from plying the Dhaka city streets amid protests...
Coordinated efforts stressed to eradicate child marriage
Speakers, including an academic, at a roundtable discussion on Sunday emphasised that coordinated efforts were essential to eliminate child marriage and violence against children nationwide...
175 citizens call for separate film department at BSA
Filmmakers, writers, and artistes in a statement on Sunday demanded the formation of a separate film division at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy...
BCB impose ban on eight cricketers, one official
The Cricket Committee of Dhaka Metropolis imposed a one-year ban on eight cricketers and a team official due to 鈥榮erious violations鈥� of the Bangladesh Cricket Board鈥檚 Code of Conduct during...
SC halts ex-addl AG Mehedi鈥檚 bail in garment worker murder case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a High Court order granting interim bail to former additional attorney general Mehedi Hasan Chowdhury in the case of the killing of...
Demo held protesting at irregularities at passport office
People from all walks of life on Wednesday staged a demonstration in Rajshahi city protesting at irregularities and mismanagement at the divisional passport office...
Banks鈥� provision shortfall nearly doubles in Sept
The shortfall in provisions in the country鈥檚 banking sector nearly doubled at the end of September due to increased distressed assets in banks, especially in the state-run ones...
Compilation of Mujib Year expenses to complete soon: officials
The finance division is compiling the wastage of funds in the name of Mujib Year celebration to mark the birth centenary of the country鈥檚 founding president Sheikh Mujibur Rahman...
Outrage in Argentina as influencer lines up for first division match
An Argentinian club drew the ire of the country's football community after selecting an influencer with no professional experience in its starting XI for a top-flight match.
Man freed after 12 years at CJ鈥檚 intervention
After spending 12 years in Kashimpur High Security Central Jail despite a High Court acquittal, Shukur Ali, a man from Bikrampur of Munshiganj, finally walked free on Monday.
SC stays bail of former AL lawmaker鈥檚 son Bakhtiar
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Sunday stayed a High Court order that had granted bail to Bakhtiar Alam Rony, son of former Awami League lawmaker Pinu Khan, in a...
Search committee formed to recommend names for ACC chairman, commissioners
The government formed a five-member search committee headed by Supreme Court appellate division justice Md Rezaul Haque to recommend names for the posts of chairman and commissioners of the Anti-Corruption Commission.聽
Three more advisers take oath of office
Three more advisers took oath at the Durbar Hall of Bangabhaban Sunday evening.
SJC scrutinises allegations against several HC judges
The Supreme Judicial Council has initiated a review of information regarding several High Court judges, following a series of meetings, according to a press release from the Supreme Court administration on Thursday.
Six-member search committee for Election Commission formed
The government on Thursday formed a six-member search committee led by Appellate Division judge Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury to recommend people for the offices of the chief election commissioner and other election commissioners...
Judicial secretariat under SC is long overdue
THIS is unacceptable that the judiciary has not enjoyed effective separation from other state organs and has not been truly independent, even though the constitution declares in unambiguous terms that the state 鈥榮hall ensure the separation of the judiciary from the executive organs of the state鈥�. On November 1, 2007, the then caretaker government...
Sylhet win, Dhaka in driving seat
Sylhet division secured a six-wicket win over Chattogram inside three days in the second round of the National Cricket League at the Sylhet Academy Ground on Monday...
Metro clinch second straight win
Bowlers handed Dhaka Metro a crushing 10-wicket win over Rajshahi division inside the first two days of the second round of the National Cricket League at the BKSP-4 Ground, Savar, on Sunday...
Corneal tissue arriving from Nepal to restore vision of two Bangladeshi students
Seba Foundation has arranged for the delivery of highly sensitive corneal tissue to Bangladesh to restore the vision of students injured during the recent anti-discrimination movement.
Number of project revision proposals for cost, time hike drops
Ministries and divisions have submitted proposals seeking revision of 33 projects, mostly for time extension, in the first two months of FY25, indicating slowing down of the trend seeking cost hike and time extension of projects...
SC orders strict compliance with court edicts
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has issued a warning to all government authorities asking them to ensure strict compliance with court rulings and orders...
Receipts to be submitted to exchequer on collection day
The Finance Division has framed guidelines on the collection and management of levies outside the purview of the National Board of Revenue with a provision of reviewing rates at least...
Reforms in education should be priority agenda of govt
ISSUES of national education have recently come to the fore, with the cancellation of a textbook review and revision committee on September 28 apparently amidst opposition by some right-wing Islamist groups after it was formed on September 15. The process of national education also came to be questioned when the authorities cancelled the...
Govt reconstitutes law commission
The government on Wednesday reconstituted the Law Commission, Bangladesh, appointing former Appellate Division Justice Zinat Ara as the new chairman of the commission for a three-year tenure...
SC halts Sohel Rana鈥檚 bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday stayed the High Court鈥檚 interim bail order for Sohel Rana, the owner of Rana Plaza and former leader of the Awami League鈥檚 youth wing, Juba League...
A call to harness net zero vision
THE interim government has announced six commissions for reforms in the constitution, the electoral system, the judiciary, the police, the Anti-corruption Commission and public administration. Considering the significance, urgency and challenges of Net Zero Vision 2050, the government should add environment commission to the cart as well. As efforts to...