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Interim govt urged to halt energy master plan before polls

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has come down heavily on the draft Energy and Power Sector Master Plan (EPSMP) 2026-2050, describing it as 'fundamentally flawed, non-participatory and backward-looking'The private think tank also urged the interim government not to finalise it before the ensuing national election.It also warned that approving...

BNP flags election flaws, urges fairness

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has voiced concerns over several irregularities, including exploitation of religious sentiment, voter manipulation, and controversies over ballot papers at home and abroad ahead of the country's 13th National Parliament Election.Speaking at a press briefing at the party's Gulshan office in the capital on Thursday, Mahdi...

Jamaat-led alliance announces candidates for 253 seats

The Jamaat-e-Islami-led 11-party electoral alliance has announced candidates for 253 parliamentary constituencies as part of a seat-sharing arrangement.The announcement was made at a press conference held after 9pm on Thursday at the Institution of Diploma Engineers in Dhaka, reports bdnews24.com.Speaking on behalf of the alliance, Jamaat's Nayeb-e-Ameer Syed Abdullah Muhammad...

Students of seven colleges renew road blockade

Students from seven government colleges affiliated with Dhaka University staged fresh road blockades in key parts of the capital on Thursday, demanding the immediate issuance of an ordinance to establish Dhaka Central University. The protests, centred on the Science Laboratory and Technical intersections, triggered severe traffic congestion across several neighbourhoods.The...

CPD's Debapriya doubts interim govt's capacity for fair polls

Distinguished Fellow at the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday expressed his doubt about whether the interim government could hold the February elections in a fair manner.Furthermore, he said, the bureaucracy, which was the main obstacle to the reform agenda, was now back to the scenario,...

Govt approves ordinance granting legal immunity to July uprising activists

The interim government has approved the 'July Mass Uprising Protection and Accountability Ordinance 2026' granting legal immunity to individuals who participated in the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in July and August 2024.The Advisory Council gave the approval at a meeting held on Thursday, chaired by Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.Briefing the...

BD firm on playing WC matches in Sri Lanka: Asif Nazrul

Youth and Sports Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul Thursday said that Bangladesh is determined to play World Cup cricket matches in Sri Lanka, saying, "We have no chance to move away from our stance".He made the remarks responding to a question from a journalist while he was addressing a press...

Cricketers soften stance, set new terms

Bangladesh cricketers have signalled their readiness to return to play from Friday, budging slightly from their hardline stance and setting new conditions for resuming matches, reports bdnews24.com.The change comes after the cricket fraternity welcomed the Bangladesh Cricket Board's (BCB) decision to remove director M Najmul Islam from the Finance Committee.While...

US imposes sanctions on Iran over crackdown on protesters

WASHINGTON, Jan 15 (Reuters): The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on five Iranian officials it accused of being behind the crackdown on protests and warned it was tracking Iranian leaders' funds being wired to banks around the world, as U.S. President Donald Trump's administration increases pressure on Tehran.The U.S....

3 held over overnight 'rape' of student on bus

A college student has alleged that she was raped overnight by a group on a moving bus in Tangail Sadar, leading police to detain three people, including the driver and his assistant, reports bdnews24.com.Elenga Highway Police chief Md Sharif said the suspects were detained on Thursday afternoon near the Karotia...

3 top officials including NSA join Biman board

The interim government has appointed three key officials of the administration to the Board of Directors of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Limited, reports BSS.The new appointees are National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Khalilur Rahman, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, and Senior Secretary of the Election Commission (EC)...