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Govt ignores majority opinion about good governance

The government does not take into cognizance the opinion of nearly 73 per cent of the population about establishing good governance, an official survey shows, which indicates roots of graft and recurrent political crisis.If political interference is added, the rate of indifference rises to 78 per cent, according to Bangladesh...

Stage is all set to welcome Tarique Rahman today

After nearly eighteen years in forced exile, Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh today to a rousing reception in a homecoming his party describes as historic, with far-reaching implications for the country's post-uprising political milieus, especially surrounding the upcoming elections.The acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP),...

Christmas Day today

Security has been tightened across the country, particularly in the capital, ahead of Christmas Day, the largest religious festival of the Christian community, to be celebrated today (Thursday) in the country as elsewhere in the world, reports BSS.Home Adviser Lieutenant-General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said the government took all...

Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury new CJ

Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has been appointed as the country's 26th Chief Justice, reports BSS.A notification, signed by Law Secretary Liaquet Ali Molla, was issued to this end on Tuesday (December 23), per the President's order.The notification said the President, by virtue...

BNP awards eight more seats to allies

BNP has reached an electoral understanding with seven more alliance partners of the anti-fascist movement, leaving eight parliamentary seats for them for the upcoming national elections.BNP Secretary-General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the list at a press conference at the party Chairperson's Gulshan office in the city on Wednesday, reports...

Sweeping reforms coming in telecom regulation, surveillance regime

Sweeping reforms in Bangladesh's telecommunications regulation and surveillance regime are coming in an amended law as the interim government endorses an ordinance that proscribes services suspension, in particular.The Advisory Council Wednesday granted final approval to the Bangladesh Telecommunications (Amendment) Ordinance 2025 introducing the overhaul.The revised ordinance explicitly bans the suspension...

HC bars Manna from polls over loan default

The High Court on Wednesday summarily rejected a writ petition filed by Nagorik Oikya Convener Mahmudur Rahman Manna seeking directive to remove his name from Bangladesh Bank's loan-defaulters' list. The High Court bench of Justice Md Bazlur Rahman and Justice Md Monjur Alam passed the order after hearing the petition.Consequent...