Negotiators hope for next tranche as eligibility check starts
Government negotiators hope for next payout worth US$450 million from the IMF lending package for Bangladesh as eligibility spot-check starts with a Fund mission querying about updates and subsidy cuts. The reappraisal team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF), beginning its hectic review work Wednesday, sought information regarding government steps...
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Admin, police officers forfeit field-level postings
Bangladesh's post-uprising government decides to drop administrative and police officials involved in the last three botched elections from field-level postings during the upcoming February polls, in sweeping bids for ensuring neutrality and public trust.In a high-level meeting chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus Wednesday, the interim government also approved...
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Political rift over July Charter execution widens
Rifts among three major political parties centring on the 'July Charter' and its implementation surfaced again rather prominently Wednesday, clouding the prospect of holding the much-coveted next general election in time.Leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), Jamaat-e-Islami and National Citizens Party (NCP) at separate events in Dhaka took divergent and...
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Economy shows signs of stabilisation, but challenges persist, warns PRI
Bangladesh's economy is showing signs of stabilisation, driven by steady remittance inflows, prudent fiscal management, and a gradual improvement in foreign-exchange reserves, according to the Policy Research Institute of Bangladesh (PRI).However, the think tank cautioned that the stabilisation is fragile and still remains at a lower level, characterised by persistent...
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Apex court heaving under logjam of half-million cases
A decade of steady case disposal falls short of a pace warranted to deal with a logjam of cases Bangladesh's apex court faces amid a rush of litigants in courts across the country, sources say.A predominant feature in the piling up of pending cases is numerous cases implicating several hundred...
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Prayer Timings (2025-10-30)
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