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Judiciary urged to stick to principle and safeguard Constitution

Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed has urged that the judiciary remain firmly rooted in principle to safeguard the integrity of the Constitution.Addressing the opening session of this year's Bay of Bengal Conversation organised by the Centre for Governance Studies (CGS) on Saturday, he warned that no reform, however ambitious,...

BD-Bhutan accords on two major fronts signed during PM Tobgay tour

Bangladesh and Bhutan Saturday took fresh steps to deepen bilateral cooperation as the two countries signed accords on health collaboration and cross-border digital connectivity meant to integrate the eastern Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal. The couple of agreements, marking the official visit of Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay to...

CCTF seeks increased allocation to expand climate-risk activities

The Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) has sought an additional allocation for the climate change trust fund, aiming to sustain and expand climate-risk mitigation activities for the 2025-2026 fiscal year (FY).The Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF), a state body entrusted with implementing cross-ministerial climate initiatives through...

Samples collected from Ghorashal fissures

A seven-member team from Dhaka University's Department of Geology has visited parts of Ghorashal and collected soil samples from areas damaged by Friday's earthquake.The team gathered samples from collapsed ground sections at the Ghorashal Dairy Farm and Palash Residential Model College within the municipality, said ASM Woobaidullah, former department professor,...

BNP hints at major ICT policy overhaul if elected

A senior BNP leader has said that a future democratically elected government would revisit all major decisions taken in Bangladesh's ICT and telecom sectors, arguing that public interest, national security and investor protection must guide future reforms.Speaking at a seminar in Dhaka on Saturday, Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said the...

Weak enforcement, market distortions weaken tobacco tax system

Experts on Saturday said Bangladesh's tobacco tax system is failing to curb consumption not because taxes are low on paper, but because enforcement gaps, market distortions and an outdated multi-tiered structure continue to undermine policy effectiveness.Speaking at a national dialogue titled "Reimagining an Effective Tobacco Tax System in Bangladesh", organised...

Over 220 pupils and teachers kidnapped from Nigerian school

LAGOS, Nov 22 (AFP): Gunmen kidnapped 227 pupils and teachers from a Catholic school in central Nigeria, officials said Friday, in the second brazen school abduction in a week.All of the 215 students taken from St Mary's school in Niger state were girls, according to a spokesman for the Christian...

Nurses protest abolition of Midwifery Directorate

Nurses of different hospitals across the country staged a demonstration on Saturday protesting against the move to abolish the Nursing and Midwifery Directorate and demanding formation of a National Nursing Commission.The demonstration began around 10.00am, with thousand of nurses gathering in front of the National Press Club in the capital....