A petition has been filed with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) seeking an investigation into possible irregularities and corruption in the procurement of vaccines for measles and other diseases. Supreme Court lawyers Biplob Kumar Das and Barrister Sanaullah Noor-e-Sagar submitted the application to the ACC Chairman on Monday. In their petition, the lawyers expressed deep concern over recent reports of child ...

A chorus of top-ranking Iranian officials threatened retaliation. Mohsen Rezaeiilitary adviser and a former Revolutionary Guard Commander, wrote on X that the country’s armed forces had “major untouched levers” to counter a Hormuz blockade. He said Iran would not be coerced by “tweets and imaginary plans.” Iranian parliament speaker, Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf, who led Iran’s side in the talks, addressed ...

Preparations for Bengali New Year celebrations in Sreemangal are in their final stage, with a vibrant welcome ceremony and a colorful procession set to usher in the new year. The event is being organized by Sreemangal upazila unit of Jatiyatabadi Samajik Sangskritik Sangstha to celebrate Bengali New Year 1433. On Sunday afternoon, rehearsals were underway at District Council Auditorium, where ...

India is set to resume visa services for Bangladeshi nationals, including medical and business visas, from next week, according to the Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humayun Kabir. Speaking to journalists at the Secretariat on Monday (13 April) after a meeting, Humayun Kabir said the decision has been agreed upon by New Delhi, marking a positive development in bilateral relations. ...

Telenor Group President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Benedicte Schilbred Fasmer on Monday met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this morning, Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman said.

The US oil benchmark rebounded above $100 a barrel on Monday after peace talks between the United States and Iran failed to make a breakthrough, and with US President Donald Trump ordering a blockade of Iranian ports. Shortly after trading began, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) for May delivery rose around eight percent to $104.50, while June delivery ...

Former law minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed passed away at a hospital in Dhaka on Sunday. He was 89. Shafique breathed his last around 5:30pm while undergoing treatment at Bangladesh Medical College Hospital, Supreme Court senior lawyer ABM Altaf Hossain told the media. He was admitted to the hospital on Saturday, Altaf added. The former minister is survived by two sons ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has set a “unique precedent” in parliamentary democracy by disposing of 133 ordinances within a short time during the first session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. He made the remarks at a press briefing held at the Ministry of Home Affairs conference room at the Bangladesh Secretariat on Sunday, focusing on the ...

Former speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury has been released from the Kashimpur Women’s Central Jail in Gazipur. The bail documents of the former speaker reached the prison on Sunday afternoon, Senior Jail Superintendent Kawalin Nahar told the media. After verification, she was released from jail around 6:30pm, Nahar added. Earlier in the day, a Dhaka court granted bail to Shirin Sharmin ...

Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, who was part of peace talks with the United States this weekend, said on Sunday that Washington was “unable” to win Tehran’s trust during the discussions. “My colleagues in the Iranian delegation… put forward constructive initiatives but ultimately the other side was unable to gain the trust of the Iranian delegation in this round ...