Action has been taken against the members of different forces involved in the July uprising killings.A total of 1,168 police members have been accused in 761 cases across the country in the 11 months since the fall of the government,informed Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Monday. The TIB has commented that beyond some departmental measures, there has been no progress ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Mahfuj Alam has said that the implementation of the wage board for journalists involves multiple ministries but would be completed during the tenure of the interim government in coordination with all relevant authorities. The Information and Broadcasting Ministry is actively working on 12 reform projects recommended by the Media Reform Commission and expects to complete them ...

Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman and Chief Prosecutor Muhammad Tajul Islam have demanded the maximum legal punishment for Sheikh Hasina, Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, and Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun in a high-profile crimes against humanity case stemming from last year’s July mass uprising. In a hearing at International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 on Sunday, both state and prosecution lawyers submitted their opening statements, ...

A program called ‘Green school, clean school campaign in memory of July uprising martyrs in my eye’ was held to mark first July uprising anniversary at Madhyanagar upazila in Sunamganj district on Sunday afternoon. The program, organised by Sunamganj Zila Parishad and district administration was held in Madhyanagar BP High School and College’s hall room, with the commitment to build ...

Ingredients: * Pack instant noodles–80g * Spring onions finely chopped –2 * Head pak choi–½ * Egg –1 * Sesame seeds –1 tsp * Chilli sauce–to serve Method: 1. Cook the noodles with the sachet of flavouring provided (or use stock instead of the sachet, if you have it). Add the spring onions and pak choi for the final min. ...

Brazil’s women’s football team reaffirmed their dominance in South America with a thrilling victory over Colombia in Copa América Femenina final on Saturday. The dramatic encounter took place at Rodrigo Paz Delgado Stadium in Ecuador and ended in a 4–4 draw after extra time, before Brazil edged out Colombia 5–4 in the penalty shootout. Veteran forward Marta, entering the match ...

Bangladesh has recorded one new death from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, raising the total number of fatalities this year to 31, according to Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) The deceased, a woman aged between 61 and 70, had been under treatment at a government hospital in Dhaka Division. No new cases were detected during this period, despite ...

Bangladesh is setting its sights on becoming a regional hub for halal products, with the interim government committed to creating a robust ecosystem to support the halal economy, said Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of both the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA). Speaking at a seminar titled “Halal Economy 360: Driving ...

Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP)’s northern region coordinator Sarjis Alam launched a scathing attack on Bangladesh’s founding constitution declaring it ‘Mujibist’, a product of “another country” and “one-party ideology and stated that the time has come to dismantle the so-called Mujibist framework. Sarjis made the statements during a rally at the Central Shaheed Minar on Sunday (3 August). “We can no ...

In a move expected to bring relief to millions of households and small businesses, the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has reduced the retail price of a 12 kg LP gas cylinder by Tk 91, bringing it down to Tk 1,273. The revised price, announced on Sunday, will come into effect from Monday evening across the country. In addition, the ...