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Hasina, Taposh, Selim behind Pilkhana massacre

Rakin Ahmed, son of Major-General Shakil Ahmed, slain during the Pilkhana massacre with army officers and civilians in a mutiny of Bangladesh's paramilitary unit that guards the country's border, alleged that Sheikh Hasina, Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh and Sheikh Selim were directly involved in the incident in the force's headquarters...

Major bilateral financiers tight-fisted on dev funding

Foreign development funding seemed falling as three major financiers made no aid commitment in the last fiscal under the past government, leaving their-aided projects in slow lane. Officials said Saturday China, India and Russia didn't make any aid commitment in the fiscal year (FY) 2023-24, although they are involved with...

Financial system needs redesigning to unleash entrepreneurship, creativity

Chief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus said on Saturday that the financial system should be designed to unleash entrepreneurship and creativity, while social business banks can be encouraged to be created for solving problems such as poverty and unemployment, reports BSS. The chief adviser said his...

Govt to pay for treatment of injured students, citizens

Bangladesh has decided to pay for the treatment of those injured during the violence surrounding the quota reform movement, reports bdnews24.com.As such, the Health Services Division has directed private medical college hospitals, private hospitals and clinics not to collect bills from them.A press release on the matter was issued on...

Two more murder cases filed against Hasina in Bogura, Ctg

Deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina has been sued in two more cases over killings in the recent anti-quota protests, reports UNB. In Chattogram, Sheikh Hasina and former Education Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel, along with 32 other Awami League leaders and activists, have been sued in a murder case related...

Health ministry issues mpox alert

The Ministry of Health has said that Bangladesh is on high alert for mpox (previously monkeypox), an infectious disease which has spread across various countries, particularly in Central Africa, reports UNB.The disease, which leads to symptoms such as pain, swollen lymph nodes, and fever, has been reported in the Democratic...

ICDs process record export cargo amid post-unrest rush

Export cargo handling at private inland container depots (ICDs) in Chattogram went into overdrive after the government fell, as the depots rushed to clear the backlogs and desperate businesses sought to meet shipping deadlines.In the first fifteen days of August, export cargo handling at the 18 private container depots in...

Briefing 2024-08-18

Masrur Reaz declines BSEC chief offer After three days of discussions, Dr M Masrur Reaz on Saturday announced with regret that he was "unable" to accept the proposal to become chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) -- a position the finance ministry had offered him. Instead of...