Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan yesterday told parliament that the process of forming the 10th Wage Board for journalists and media professionals will begin soon.

Says no meaningful progress on the project being implemented

The gift was presented during an annual function, with the UNO placing it on the MP

The reported move signals a high-profile political appointment in Dhaka as New Delhi looks to reset ties

DGHS reports 181 suspected deaths till now

Earlier drives in 30 upazilas and four city corporations now scaled up nationwide

Fuel station queues stretch on despite the price hike

Well may add 15 million cubic feet of gas daily to national grid

Activists, residents warn of renewed resistance as minister set to visit disputed site

Mangalchandi Bazar dwindled to a handful of sporadic shops amid shifting rural dynamics

Say tribunal verdicts in their favour are not being implemented

The government is working to introduce a retirement allowance to ensure financial security for senior journalists, said Zahir Uddin Swapon, the information and broadcasting minister.

The 60 steps taken by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in his first 60 days in office are remarkable achievements, said Prime Minister’s Office Spokesman Mahdi Amin yesterday.

Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund are locked in new disagreements over the country’s economic programme, with tensions centring on social spending, revenue mobilisation, exchange rate policy, and the pace of financial sector reforms.

The government last night raised fuel prices to record highs, increasing diesel by Tk 15 per litre, octane by Tk 20, petrol by Tk 19, and kerosene by Tk 18.

Queues at filling stations across Dhaka yesterday resembled the early-2000s “Snake” game, with lines of octane- and petrol-powered vehicles snaking around pumps, spilling onto surrounding roads, and at times looping back to and past their starting points.

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has said that reviving Saarc (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) is a major foreign policy objective of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.

The unequal agreement signed by the interim government with the US poses a major obstacle to energy security in Bangladesh rather than the disruption in fuel imports through the Strait of Hormuz, said noted economist Debapriya Bhattacharya.

The issue of malaria deaths came into focus following the death of Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman from malaria on Friday, ahead of World Malaria Day on April 25.

Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) will initial the Comprehensive Partnership Agreement (CPA) tomorrow, adding a new dimension to the relationship that will boost trade, investment and other areas based on equal footing.