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Documenting atrocities of past regime to ensure justice: CA

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk will brief the member-states about its findings on past atrocities in Bangladesh on March 5 during the 55th session of the UN Human Rights Council.Chief Adviser of the interim government Professor Muhammad Yunus was apprised Sunday about this and the Rohingya...

Some 172 incomplete projects declared 'completed'

Government agencies declared 172 incomplete projects as 'completed' in the last fiscal year, in sheer waste of public money, as per official findings made in the changed situation. Roads and Highways Department, for an example, failed to spend a single taka in the last fiscal year (2023-24) from an allocation...

Feb remittance flow at record high of $2.53b

Bangladesh received the third-highest monthly remittance ever of US$2.53 billion in just-past February as officials said the dismantling of forex-sapping grey market now pays off. The latest remittance-receipt disclosure by Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Sunday came at a time when the country struggles to replenish its emaciated foreign-exchange reserves.The country...

Voters now stand at 123.7m: CEC

The total number of voters in the country now stands at 123,732,274, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin announced on Sunday.The CEC disclosed the updated statistics while inaugurating a vibrant rally in front of Nirbachan Bhaban in the capital, marking National Voter Day 2025, reports UNB.As per tradition, the...

Govt withdraws fixed freight rates for Pangaon ICT route

The government has withdrawn fixed freight rates on the Chittagong-Pangaon- Chittagong route, aiming to enhance container transportation by waterways and avoid carrying cargoes through congested highways and railways.The Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) issued a notification in this regard last week.According to officials concerned, the Ministry of Shipping on October 16,...

Tk 24.5m recovered from ex-DGFI chief's home

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) conducted a raid at the Cantonment residence of former Director General (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lieutenant General (Retd) Saiful Alam, and recovered Tk 24.5 million in cash.During a briefing held in front of the ACC Head Office in the capital on...

Residents of Gaza break their fast amid large piles of rubble

Residents of Gaza break their fast amid large piles of rubble left by indiscriminate bombing of civilian areas and infrastructure by Israeli forces. — Reuters Photo