ADB to disburse $900 million in next six months
The Asian Development Bank is likely to disburse around $900 million in the next six months as it expressed keen interest to cooperate with the interim government of Bangladesh...
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DBA wants taskforce for capital market development
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh on Monday urged the interim government to form a taskforce for the development and growth of the country鈥檚 capital market...
Condemnation not enough, stringent action required
A NUMBER of incidents of vandalism and violence have taken place since the fall of the Awami League regime and people and the government have jointly succeeded in addressing most of them. But, attacks on shrines of pirs, fakirs and saints have, however, posed a big question mark on the success of the interim government in keeping law and order. While attacks on shrines have continued for over two to three weeks, the authorities have almost completely failed to address the issue...
Chief adviser visits army headquarters
Chief adviser to the interim government professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday visited the army headquarters for the first time after assuming his office...
DCs directed to protect shrines
The interim government鈥檚 religious affairs adviser, AFM Khalid Hossain, on Sunday directed the deputy commissioners to take action to protect the shrines across the country.
Hasina among 59 sued over attempt to murder case
A case was filed against 59 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former whip Iqbalur Rahim, on charge of attempting to kill a student by shooting during the...
Wholesale murder cases against journalists misuse of laws: Editors鈥� Council聽
The Editors鈥� Council on Saturday said that murder cases were being filed against journalists indiscriminately, which were a misuse of laws and also a violation of the interim government鈥檚...
High-level US聽delegation in聽Dhaka, to hold聽first meeting with CA today
The visiting high-level delegation from the United States is scheduled to hold a meeting today with the chief adviser to the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, in Dhaka with focus on...
Citizens鈥� Committee not satisfied
The National Citizens鈥� Committee, a recently launched platform of citizens who were directly involved in the July student-people movement that ensured Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 fall, on Saturday said that they were not satisfied with the one-month performance of Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government...
JSD wants preservation of graffiti of July movement
The Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal-JSD, a partner of the Ganatantra Mancha, on Saturday called on the interim government to take steps to preserve the wall writings and graffiti drawn in the July movement across the country...
MA Faiz resigns as chair of health sector reform expert panel
Professor MA Faiz has resigned from his position as the chair of the expert panel on health sector reforms formed by the interim government on September 3...
Interim govt still struggles to streamline civil admin
The interim government is struggling to streamline the civil administration apparently due to the tentativeness of the top level officers and hindrances in promoting mid-raking officers who endured...
BB to formulate road map to get back money
The interim government on Thursday decided that the Bangladesh Bank would formulate a roadmap to get back the public money deposited in different private banks by...
Reform plans in 3 months, polls after reforms
The interim government will hold an election in the country after completing necessary reforms as per recommendations from six reform commissions and suggestions from...
Power, communication sectors鈥� reform underway: adviser
Adviser to the interim government Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan on Thursday said that the government had embarked reforming the power, energy, road, bridges and railway sectors to fulfil the expectation of the people...
鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� formed, Nahid says
鈥楯uly Shaheed Smriti Foundation鈥� has been formed with chief adviser of interim government Muhammad Yunus as its president and Mir Mugdho鈥檚 twin brother Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho as secretary.
AG defends judicial reforms to strengthen constitutional institutions
Attorney general Md Asaduzzaman on Thursday defended Bangladesh's interim government鈥檚 decision to form reform commissions, stressing that these measures are essential to safeguard constitutional institutions undermined during deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 15-year tenure.
BNP hopes Yunus鈥� reforms to be accomplished soon
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday said that the party hoped that the reforms announced by the chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus would be accomplished quickly to...
UK economy stalls, dealing blow to new govt
Britain鈥檚聽economy聽stalled again in July, official data showed Wednesday, dealing a blow to the new Labour government that has put growth expansion at the top of its priority list...
Govt must expedite recovery of money siphoned off
THE main challenge for the interim government in rebuilding the economy is to bring back the money laundered during the authoritarian Awami League regime toppled on August 5. The economic crisis, especially the dollar shortage, has largely been due to an unabated capital flight. A statement of the chief adviser鈥檚 office on August 31 said preliminary...
Community Bank Bangladesh contributes Tk 30 lakh to CA鈥檚 relief fund for flood victims
Community Bank Bangladesh PLC contributed Tk 30 lakh to Bangladesh interim government chief advisor鈥檚 relief and welfare fund on Tuesday in a bid to stand by the flood-affected people under its corporate social responsibility programme, says a press release.
Adani writes to Yunus seeking payment聽of dues
Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani has reached out to chief advisor to Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government, Muhammad Yunus, seeking his intervention in the early clearance of...
Bangladesh, Pakistan to expedite bilateral trade, commerce
Adviser to the interim government on the finance and commerce ministries Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday put emphasis on expediting the existing trade and commerce relations between...
3 construction workers die in Khulna
Three construction workers died after falling from an under-construction building in front of Khulna Government Women's College at Boyra in Khulna city on Tuesday.
US reaffirms willingness to work with Bangladesh鈥檚 interim government
The United States has reaffirmed its willingness to cooperate with the interim government of Bangladesh led by Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus.
Aslam appointed IDRA chair
The interim government on Monday appointed former senior secretary M Aslam Alam as chairman of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority...
Towards a second republic
BANGLADESH has entered a critical phase in its history on August 5. The student-mass uprising of July-August is evidence that Bangladeshis will not tolerate fascism. What started off from Dhaka University on July 1 as an innocuous demand for reforms of the quota system for government jobs turned into a massive revolution and ousted 16-year-old Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 despotic Awami League government...
Govt has issues to address to maintain law and order
THE death of a former leader of the Chhatra League, the student wing of the Awami League, in a case of lynching is unacceptable. The incident shows that the interim government has a number of issues to attend to in keeping law and order. The former Chhatra League leader, who worked as a section officer at the University of Rajshahi, was beaten by a mob...
British unions call for Labour to fix public services
British trade unions host their annual meeting in Brighton on Sunday as they call for the new Labour government to fix public services and improve working conditions...
US recovers $1.3b from wealthy taxpayers
The US government said Friday that it has recovered $1.3 billion from wealthy taxpayers since late 2023, as part of efforts to ensure that high-income individuals are paying taxes owed...