Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday had a review meeting on the country’s law-and-order situation and election preparations by law enforcement agencies. The meeting was held at the state guest house Jamuna with Prof Yunus in the chair, said Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder.

The interim government has formed a nine-member investigation commission over the airforce fighter jet crash into Milestone School and College in the capital’s Uttara area. A gazette notification was issued in this regard by the Cabinet Division on Sunday night (July 27). Former secretary AKM Zafar Ullah Khan will lead the commission which has been directed to submit the report ...

The death toll from the tragic fighter jet crash into Milestone School and College at Uttara rose to 34 with the death of 14-year-old Ayaan at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery early Monday. Deceased Shaheel Faravi Ayan, who sustained 40 per cent of burn wounds in the crash, breathed his last at the ICU of the hospital ...

The results of the re-evaluation for the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent exams are scheduled to be released on August 10. According to Professor SM Kamal Uddin Hayder, Convener of the Inter-Education Board Examination Controller Committee and Controller of Examinations of the Dhaka Board, the results will be published on the official websites of the education boards. Students whose ...

Housing and Public Works Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Sunday called on academicians to conduct a thorough study to preserve the real history of July uprising. “We must retrieve July uprising documents including photos, videos and have to conduct studies. It is our national responsibility to safeguard the evidences of the historical truths of the uprising and include those in ...

Transport owners and workers have threatened to enforce a 72-hour nationwide strike from August 12 if their eight-point demand is not met by August 11. They came up with this warning at a press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club at 11AM on Sunday. Saiful Alam, general secretary of the Bangladesh Road Transport Owners’ Association, said that if the ...

Vice Chair of the National Consensus Commission Prof Ali Riaz has said that the draft of the national charter will be sent to all political parties by Monday. ”Our aim is to sign the national charter. The commission has prepared the initial draft of the charter which will be sent to the political parties by Monday. We think that if ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has submitted its income and expenditure report for the year 2024 to the Election Commission (EC).Wheat import In the last year, the party’s income was Tk 15,65,94,842, which was Tk 1,10,80,151 in 2023. And the expenditure was 4,0,80,4,823, which was Tk 3,65,23,970 in 2023. In 2024, the party’s surplus was Tk 10,85,90,019. A delegation of BNP, ...

Chairman of National Board of Revenue (NBR), Md Abdur Rahman Khan, on Saturday emphasized the critical role of political will in ensuring good governance in the country’s tax management system. Speaking at a shadow parliament debate on tax reform, organized by Debate for Democracy at FDC in Dhaka, he stated, “It is difficult to ensure good governance in tax administration ...

Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. (Retd.) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Saturday that all illegal arms across the country will be recovered before the upcoming national election. He made the statement while addressing journalists after visiting Narayanganj Police Lines. “Although not all weapons have been recovered yet, efforts are ongoing and we are confident that this task will be ...