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Yunus orders election preparations in Bangladesh by Dec

Interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday instructed law enforcing agencies to take full preparations by December for the 13th national elections to be held in mid-February or April next year...

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UN troubled by Kenya protest killings

The United Nations on Tuesday expressed serious concern over the deaths of at least 10 people in Kenya where police and protesters clashed during anti-government demonstrations the previous day...

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Nation to remember martyred children of July uprising: adviser

Bangladesh interim government social welfare adviser Sharmeen S Murshid on Sunday said the nation will long remember the children and women martyred during the student-led July mass uprising in 2024 that forced the ouster of the authoritarian regime of Sheikh Hasina.

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Govt to delay stopping cash subsidy for exports

The interim government has extended the much-talked-about export incentive regime by about 11 months amid pressure from businesses and the reciprocal tariff by the United States.

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Public servants top ACC cases

The involvement of government officials and employees in various forms of corruption, including amassing illegal wealth, bribery, abuse of power, and money laundering, has increased manifold in recent years in Bangladesh.

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Police disperse protesters blocking Shahbagh for PSC reforms

Police on Friday afternoon dispersed a group of students and jobseekers who blocked the Shahbagh crossing in the capital demanding reforms in the Public Service Commission and measures against the masterminds of government job recruitment...

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Changes in public service ordinance approved

The advisory council of the interim government on Thursday approved amendments to the Government Service (Amendment) Ordinance 2025, replacing ‘dismissal or termination’ as the maximum penalty for proven misconduct with ‘mandatory retirement’ for government employees...

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32 films get govt grants

Thirty-two forthcoming films have received government grants for the 2024-25 financial year...

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Govt declares August 5 public holiday

Bangladesh interim government has declared August 5 a nationwide public holiday in honour of those who sacrificed their lives during the July uprising in 2024.

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Yunus urges all to resist dictatorship resurgence

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday urged people to resist any resurgence of dictatorship in the country, emphasising that history testified that when the people wake up, no force can resist them...

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Bangladesh tax officials withdraw protests

The protesting tax officials of Bangladesh's National Board of Revenue have withdrawn their complete shutdown programme of the NBR on Sunday evening, following negotiations between business leaders and the interim government.

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Govt not to observe ‘New Bangladesh Day’ on Aug 8

The interim government has decided not to observe ‘New Bangladesh Day’ on August 8, one of the three days it had previously announced to commemorate the July uprising that toppled the Awami League government on August 5, 2024...

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Threat over disappearance issue calls for early govt intervention

MEMBERS of the commission of inquiry on enforced disappearances and the victims that the commission has interviewed facing intimidation, threat and other obstacles, as the second interim report submitted to the government suggests, is worrying and warrants an early government intervention. The report, partially made public on June 23, of the commission that the...

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Protesters demand Thai PM’s resignation

Thousands of anti-government protesters rallied in the Thai capital Bangkok on Saturday, demanding prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra resign after a leaked diplomatic phone call stirred public anger...

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Alternative transport on rise as public transport in chaos

The public transport system, particularly in Dhaka city, has descended into greater turmoil, as the interim government could establish little order in the virtually lawless sector it inherited from the autocratic Awami League regime. 

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Govt for increasing paper production of KPML

Industries adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Friday said that the government was working to increase the paper production capacity of Karnaphuli Paper Mills Limited.

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Makeshift temple in Khilkhet removed following due process: Govt

Bangladesh interim government on Friday clarified that the removal of a makeshift temple in Dhaka’s Khilkhet area was carried out following due process to recover public land, urging all to ‘refrain from reacting on any matter disregarding the facts and ground realities.’

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Social business can drive lasting positive changes

Chief adviser Muhammad Yunus on Friday stated that transformative power of social business could make real and lasting positive changes to create ‘a beautiful and better world’ for everyone, not just for Bangladesh.