The Ministry of Religious Affairs has announced it will refund more than Tk 8.28 crore to 4,978 Hajj pilgrims after managing to secure accommodations at reduced rates this year. The development comes as part of the government’s efforts to ensure financial transparency and pass cost benefits directly to pilgrims. Speaking at a press briefing on Sunday, Religious Affairs Adviser A ...

The government plans to fully implement the long-awaited bifurcation of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) by December this year, despite months of internal unrest and sweeping administrative changes. “It’s already structurally divided. We’ll roll it out completely by December. There’s no question about it,” a senior Finance Ministry official told UNB on Sunday, speaking on condition of anonymity as ...

A Dhaka court on Sunday dismissed a case filed by Laila against Abdullah Al Mamun, popularly known as Prince Mamun, over allegations of spreading false, defamatory, and misleading content online. Dhaka Cyber TribunalJudge Md. Nurul Alam issued the order. Bench assistant Jewel Mia confirmed the dismissal, stating that the complaint was filed under the now-defunct Cyber Security Act, which has ...

National Consensus Commission Vice Chairman Professor Ali Riaz urged political parties to reach an agreement on key state reform issues by July 31 to finalize a proposed national charter. “We are trying to reach a logical point by the end of July, by any means,” Prof Riaz said during the 12th day of the second round of reform dialogues at ...

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has officially asked the Election Commission (EC) to remove the ‘Boat’ symbol from its list of electoral symbols. The party claims that the ruling Awami League’s registration has been suspended, so the Boat symbol should no longer appear in the EC’s list. At the same time, the NCP is demanding the allocation of the ‘Shapla’ ...

Actress Apu Biswas has been granted bail in a case filed over an alleged attempted murder during an anti-discrimination protest. Apu surrendered before the court of Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman on Sunday, through her lawyer sought bail. Following a hearing, the court granted her bail upon a bond of Tk 10,000. Her lawyer, Abul Bashar Kamrul, confirmed ...

The curtain will fall on the first edition of FIFA’s expanded Club World Cup on Sunday as European champions Paris Saint-Germain take on Chelsea in a high-profile final at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, with US President Donald Trump among the expected attendees. FIFA president Gianni Infantino, speaking from Trump Tower in New York on Saturday, described the 32-team tournament ...

About 4,000 people, including a leader of Jatiyatabadi Juba Dal, were sued on Friday over the death of an ambulance driver on July 7 during a clash between inhabitants of two villages under Nabiganj upazila in Habiganj. Nabiganj police station officer-in-charge Sheikh Md Kamruzzaman said on Saturday that Salma Khatun, wife of deceased Faruk Miah of Purba Timirpur village of ...

The government will launch a combing operationnationwidefrom today (Sunday). The operation will be conducted to arrest the criminals. Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury came up with the announcement on Sunday following a high-level meeting on the law and order at the Secretariat. He said that the government will strictly suppress any activities that disrupt public ...

The government has again extended the magistracy power of commissioned officers in the Army, Navy and Air Force by another 60 days. The order will come into effect from Monday (July 14. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification to this effect on Sunday. According to the notification, commissioned officers holding the rank of captain and above in the ...