Fire disrupts internet at Rooppur Power Plant
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27 out of 730 faulty metro rail bearing pads ‘critical’: Rabiul
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Saima Wazed quits WHO job after fraud allegations
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Energy: Govt okays 18 LNG cargoes from Total Energies
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1,000 mothers mourn empty arms
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In Sangsad: Govt, opposition lock horns over fertiliser
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Govt plans to drill 150 gas wells by 2031
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Third LNG terminal deal: Chinese firm tipped despite cheaper offers
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Take tougher action against use of plastic, polythene: PM
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Bangladeshis worry amid US immigration crackdown
The United States has deported at least 31 Bangladeshis after President Donald Trump took a tough immigration policy.
21 April 2025
No reason to delay polls beyond Dec
BNP sees no reason to delay the national election beyond December, said the party’s standing committee member Nazrul Islam Khan yesterday.
21 April 2025
‘Govt to form task force for newspapers’
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam yesterday said the government will form a task force for the development of newspaper industries.
21 April 2025
NCP demands direct election for women in 100 parliamentary seats
This demand was made during a discussion meeting titled, "Women in Politics and as Citizens", organised by the Chattogram Women's Cell of NCP at the July Revolution Memorial Hall of the Chattogram Press Club yesterday
21 April 2025
Flash processions: 39 AL men held in Khulna
Police arrested 48 leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated bodies, including banned Chhatra League, over the last two days following a series of flash processions in Dhaka and Khulna cities.
21 April 2025
Stepfather held over rape of teen in Savar
The filing of a case is underway
21 April 2025
Body of missing crew of fishing trawler recovered from Karnaphuli
The victim is Md Dulal Mia, 50, of Char Jobbar in Noakhali
21 April 2025
July atrocities: ICT’s probe agency submits its first report
The investigation agency of the International Crimes Tribunal has found the involvement of eight police personnel, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Habibur Rahman, in crimes, including killings, committed during last year’s mass uprising in the capital’s Chankharpool area.
21 April 2025
Tap into youth potential for sustainable future
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called for enhanced regional cooperation to tackle climate and urban challenges and urged nations to tap into their youth’s potential and innovations to shape a sustainable future.
21 April 2025
Killing of Primeasia Student: Three put on remand
A Dhaka court yesterday placed three individuals on a seven-day remand in connection with the killing of Jahidul Islam Parvez, a third-year student of Primeasia University, in the capital's Banani area on April 19.
21 April 2025
Announce nat’l minimum wage for all workers
The Labour Reform Commission has recommended that the government ensure legal protection and recognition of all workers in both formal and informal sectors, as well as migrant workers and self-employed individuals under a labour law.
21 April 2025
No new industrial units within 10km of Sundarbans ECA
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change will soon issue a gazette notification in this regard, officials said today
21 April 2025
High Court seeks full disclosure of presidential mercy
The High Court yesterday issued a rule asking the respondents to show cause as to why their failure to publish and disclose all records related to the presidential prerogative of mercy from January 1, 1991, to July 31, 2024, along with the reasoning and legal arguments, should not be declared illegal, unconstitutional, and against public interest.
21 April 2025
NIDs of Hasina, 9 of her family members ‘locked’
The National Identity (NID) Registration Wing under the Election Commission has “locked” the NID cards of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and nine of her family members, effectively rendering the cards unusable for any official purpose.
21 April 2025
‘Pluralism’ in charter not acceptable
Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis has strongly opposed the inclusion of “pluralism” as a fundamental principle of the constitution.
21 April 2025
Battery-run rickshaw drivers clash over ban
Battery-run rickshaw drivers yesterday clashed with pedal rickshaw-pullers while protesting a ban on their vehicles in Banani.
21 April 2025
UN peacekeeping chief lauds army’s professionalism
UN Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix yesterday paid a courtesy call on Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters.
21 April 2025
2nd tribunal to be formed to try rights violations
Chief Prosecutor of International Crimes Tribunal Mohammad Tajul Islam yesterday said a second tribunal will soon be formed to try the atrocities committed during the July uprising and the last 15 years of human rights violations.
21 April 2025
Tk 2.26 lakh crore lost to tax evasion in FY23
Bangladesh lost an estimated Tk 226,236 crore in potential revenue to tax evasion and avoidance in the 2022-23 fiscal year, largely due to rampant corruption and a weak but complex system, according to a study by the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD).
21 April 2025
Yunus leaves for Doha to attend Earthna Summit
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus left for Doha yesterday evening to attend the Earthna Summit 2025.
21 April 2025