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Keep specific allocations for rescue operations

Instead of keeping funds in the form of block allocations, the finance ministry has been requested to keep specific budgetary allocations to carry out rescue operations in case of disaster-related emergencies, officials say.It has also been requested to keep allocations for fiscal rescue operations if any financial sector-related incident takes...

HC verdict on planned NCT operations deal writ Dec 4

The High Court (HC) has set December 4 for delivering its verdict on a writ petition challenging the legality of the government's move to award the container-handling contract of the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) at Chattogram port to a foreign company.A division bench comprising Justice Fatema Najib and Justice...

ACC files 512 cases, freezes Tk 222b worth of bank accounts in a yr

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) filed a total of 512 cases and froze Tk 222 billion worth of bank accounts between December 2024 and October 2025.The figures were revealed at a view-exchange meeting on the occasion of the Commission's 21st anniversary at its headquarters in Dhaka on Tuesday.In its activity report,...

EC to hold mock voting on November 29

The Election Commission (EC) will conduct mock voting with voters from all categories on November 29 ahead of the 13th national parliament election.EC Secretariat Director M Ruhul Amin Mollick told BSS that the mock voting would take place at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar Government High School in the capital from 8am to...

Mother, two children found dead in Bogura

A mother and her two children have been found dead in an apparent case of murder-suicide in Bogura's Shajahanpur Upazila.Law enforcers believe the woman slit the throats of her children before dying by suicide, says Shafiqul Islam, chief of Shajahanpur Police Station, reports bdnews24.com.The incident occurred on Tuesday morning in...

Fire guts Korail slum, residents continue to lament

An inferno was raging through the Korail slum in Dhaka's Mohakhali, with firefighters struggling to bring the blaze under control until 10:30pm due to a shortage of water, reports bdnews24.com.The Fire Service reported the incident at 5:22pm on Tuesday, after which 19 units were deployed to the scene.Firefighters said traffic...

Low forms over Bay of Bengal

A low-pressure area has formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal and the adjoining Sri Lanka coast, with forecasts saying it may intensify further, reports bdnews24.com.The Bangladesh Meteorological Department issued a special weather bulletin on Tuesday, asking fishing boats and trawlers not to venture into the deep sea until further...

Petrobangla to import 7 more LNG cargoes annually to boost fertiliser production

State-run Petrobangla has decided to import at least seven additional LNG cargoes annually-preferably from the spot market-using the proceeds from the recent tariff hike in order to feed the gas-starved fertilizer factories."We'll include the plan for additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargo import in the Annual Delivery Programme (ADP) for...

CIC unlocks 2 bank lockers of Hasina

The Central Intelligence Cell unlocked two lockers of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday at Agrani Bank's principal branch. CIC, accompanied by magistrates, bank officials, broke open the locker nos. 751 and 753 as per Bangladesh Bank Guidelines. Official sources said they found a considerable amount of gold jewelery...