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Health ministry's poor show drags execution

Despite being the third-largest budget-holder, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has recorded the lowest project- implementation rate, affecting overall development progress and potentially slowing Bangladesh's economic growth, officials said on Monday.The slow performance has also dragged down the overall Annual Development Programme (ADP) impleme-ntation to just 11.75 per...

NEIR implementation deferred to January 1

The government has deferred the implementation of the National Equipment Identity Register (NEIR) system until January 1, 2026, extending the deadline for mobile-phone traders to submit the details of unsold handsets.The NEIR system, aimed at curbing the use of illegally imported mobile phones, was originally scheduled to be launched tomorrow....

DB takes over Hadi shooting probe, three more held

The Detective Branch (DB) of police has taken over the investigation into the attempted killing of Inqilab Moncho Convenor and spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi, as the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested three more suspects and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) said it remained unclear whether the attackers fled to India,...

BNP plans biggest-ever rally for Tarique's return

After 17 years abroad, BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman is set to return to Bangladesh on December 25, with the party planning a landmark rally to mark his comeback and energise national politics.BNP leaders say the event will be the largest public gathering in the party's history in Dhaka. Enthusiasm...

Journo Anis Alamgir on five-day remand

A Dhaka court on Monday placed journalist Anis Alamgir on five-day remand in a case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act. The judge of the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court passed the order after hearing a petition filed by the police, said Dhaka Metropolitan Public Prosecutor Omar Faruq. Earlier in the day,...

Central bank buys dollars to steady taka

The central bank purchased a further US$141.50 million through an auction from 13 banks on the interbank spot market on Monday, aiming to stabilise the exchange rate of the US dollar against the local currency.The amount was bought under the Multiple Price Auction method, with a cut-off rate of Tk...

CAD widens during first four months of FY '26

Bangladesh's current-account deficit widened during July-October period of the fiscal year 2025-26, driven by weaker export performance, official data show.The deficit expanded to US$749 million, up 17 per cent from the same period a year earlier.Export earnings rose modestly by 1.8 per cent to $14.5 billion over the four months...

ICT appeals seek death for Hasina, Kamal over life imprisonment

The prosecution of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has appealed against the life- imprisonment sentences handed down to ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and former Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in a case involving crimes against humanity committed during the July-August 2024 mass uprising. The appeal filed on Monday, on...

Students lock CU adm building over pro-VC's remarks

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 15 (UNB): Students of Chittagong University (CU) on Monday locked the university's administrative building demanding the removal of Pro-Vice Chancellor (Academic) Prof Mohammad Shamim Uddin Khan for his alleged controversial remarks over the killings of intellectuals in 1971.Under the banner of Sarbadaliya Chhatra Oikya, the students padlocked all...