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...
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Speedy trial of Taqi murder demanded
Eminent citizens of the country on Saturday urged the interim government for the speedy trial of the murder case of Tanwir Muhammad Taqi, who was found dead two days after he was allegedly abducted 11 years back...
Revisiting the ban on single-use plastic
SINCE the interim government has undertaken its responsibility, it has made considerable efforts to reduce plastic use. Single-use plastic bottles have been banned at the chief adviser鈥檚...
Resolve Teesta issue as per int鈥檒 norms: Prof Yunus
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in an interview with the Press Trust of India said that he wanted India to resolve the issues pertaining to the Teesta water sharing that...
Interim govt yet to make list of casualties
The interim government led by professor Muhammad Yunus could not make a complete list of the people killed and injured during the student-led peoples uprising in July and August that ousted the government of Sheikh Hasina on August 5...
Jahangir seeks Japan鈥檚 help to overcome losses in flood-hit agri sector
Agriculture adviser to the interim government Lieutenant General Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retired) has sought Japanese cooperation to overcome the losses in the agriculture sector caused by the recent flood in the country鈥檚 south and southeastern region...
BNP wants nat鈥檒 govt, bicameral parliament
Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said with the support of the people, BNP wants to see that the country will be run by a 鈥榥ational government鈥� while a bicameral parliament system will be incorporated in the constitution in future...
Murder case filed against Ivy, others in Siddhirganj
A murder case was filed on Tuesday night against over 430 people, including Selina Hayat Ivy, the former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation, over the death of Monirul Islam, who was killed during the student-led mass uprising in Siddhirganj...
Lutfey Siddiqui appointed as special envoy to CA
The interim government has appointed Lutfey Siddiqui as special envoy on international affairs to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus...
Awami League welcomes interim government鈥檚 drive against looted arms
Awami League has welcomed the joint operation to recover weapons and ammunition, but urged the authorities to ensure the innocents are not harassed...
Most editors for聽govt tenure based聽on reform plan
Most editors of the country鈥檚 leading newspapers on Tuesday suggested the Professor Muhammad Yunus-led interim government that its tenure should be determined by its...
Action against teachers鈥� forced resignation ordered
Education adviser to the interim government, Wahiduddin Mahmud, issued an order on Tuesday that action would be taken against those who would force and harass the teachers to resign...
Job recruitment deaths highlight unemployment crisis in India
India launched a probe on Tuesday after 12 applicants for government jobs died during physical tests for coveted posts as excise officers.
Forced resignation goes on defying govt order
Forcible and undignified resignations of the heads of different educational institutions, from schools to universities, are continuing across the country defying the interim government鈥檚 directives.
Govt focuses more on project than loan deal
Finance, commerce and, science and technology adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said that the interim government was giving more focus on continuation of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant being constructed with around a $12 billion loan from Russia...
Post-reform, development, and Bangladesh
THE student movement seeking reform in the quota system for public services, leading to the downfall of the Awami League regime, brought Bangladesh at a critical juncture. Students and ordinary citizens sparked this movement, leading to the resignation of the government and the subsequent formation of an interim government under Nobel laureate Dr Mohammad Yunus鈥檚 leadership...
Stakes are high for interim govt
WE WILL certainly bring home the benefits of this victory, which has been achieved through many sacrifices. To fulfil this expectation, the advisors to the interim government have been trying to live up to it since the beginning. The long history of an autocratic rule has its impact. Its extraction is a huge undertaking. Because reform is as difficult as it is fraught with obstacles. The road is long with obstacles...
Prof Yunus starts his office at CAO
Chief adviser to the interim government professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday started his office at the chief adviser鈥檚 office, previously known as prime minister鈥檚 office, at Tejgaon in Dhaka...
Doctors call off shutdown across Bangladesh till 8:00pm Sept 2
Bangladesh interim government鈥檚 health adviser, Nurjahan Begum, on Sunday assured the arrest of those who attacked doctors at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital within 24 hours.
Bangladesh govt servants asked to submit wealth statement聽聽聽
The interim government on Sunday asked all government officers and employees of the country to submit wealth statements in line with the...
BGB deployed at DMCH to ensure security
The interim government deployed two platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh at Dhaka Medical College and Hospital (DMCH) premises to ensure doctors鈥� security.
Govt urges doctors to withdraw shutdown
The interim government鈥檚 health adviser, Nurjahan Begum, on Sunday requested doctors to withdraw their shutdown programme at hospitals across the country.
Special OMS to begin in flood-hit districts: secretary
The government will launch a special open market sale programme for three months in the 14 flood-hit districts under Chattogram and Sylhet divisions, aiming to provide the affected people with rice and flour at subsidized rates...
Joint drives across Bangladesh to recover illegal firearms from Sep 4
The interim government is set to launch joint drives on September 4 to recover illegal firearms across the country.
BCOP demands stopping harassment聽of teachers聽
Bangladesh Chhatra Oikya Parishad, student front of the Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council, on Saturday called on the interim government headed by...
Rewriting or reform of constitution suggested
Legal experts, academics and professionals at a dialogue on Saturday mostly suggested rewriting the constitution, while some of them opted for reforms of the constitution during the...
Election within reasonable time after reform suggested
Several political parties on Saturday suggested that the interim government led by Professor Muhammad Yunus should hold the next general election within a reasonable time after...
People urged to work for inclusive Bangladesh
The interim government鈥檚 adviser to law, justice, parliamentary affairs, cultural affairs and expatriates鈥� welfare and overseas employment, Asif Nazrul, on Saturday said that the people of the country must work for an inclusive Bangladesh...
Govt must fully enlist deceased, injured in mass uprising
THE interim government, determined to recognise the contribution of all who took part in the student-mass uprising that resulted in the fall of the authoritarian Awami League regime, has talked about a foundation to archive the history, memorialise the contribution of the students and citizens who risked their life for a democratic transformation...
Touhid reaffirms internationally credible probe into massacre
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has reaffirmed the interim government鈥檚 commitment to conducting an impartial and internationally credible investigation into the recent Bangladesh massacre and ensuring due judicial processes are followed...