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UNHR chief arrives today

UN High Commissio-ner for Human Rights Volker Türk is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka today on a two-day visit.He will hold a number of meetings with senior officials and civil-society representatives, among others, said a statement released from the UNHRC office.During his visit, the High Commissioner is due to meet...

Farm loan disbursements fall 27pc in first quarter

Farm-credit disbursements dropped by nearly 27 per cent in the first quarter (Q1) of the current fiscal year (FY 2024-25) due to political unrest across the country and severe flooding in different parts, officials said.The disbursements came down to Tk 64.58 billion during the July-September quarter of FY '25 from...

BD dev work held back

Bangladesh's development works have been hit hard due to the July-August student uprising as the government could spend the lowest-ever development budget under its annual programme, officials said on Monday.The ministries and agencies implemented only 4.75 per cent of Tk 2.78 trillion annual development programme (ADP) in the first quarter...

BNP seeks repeal of fifteenth constitutional amendment

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has filed an application with the High Court seeking the repeal of the fifteenth constitutional amendment that terminated the Caretaker Government system.The party's Secretary-General, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, filed the petition on Monday.The filing lawyer, Farzana Sharmin, said that she filed an 'intervener application' seeking...

No decision yet to ban any political party: CA press wing

The interim government has so far taken no decision to ban any political party.Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad Majumder said this at a press briefing at Foreign Service Academy here on Monday evening.Replying to a question over the issue of removal of the President, he said the...

Writ seeks ban on all activities of AL, 10 other political parties

A writ petition has been filed with the High Court for its direction upon the government bodies concerned not to allow Bangladesh Awami League and 10 other political parties to carry out any kind of political activities within the territory of Bangladesh. The ban on the parties' activities has been...

Avoid AC use in winter, offices under three ministries asked

The interim government directed three ministries to reduce the consumption of electricity by 25 per cent as part of an austerity measure and sought cooperation from all concerned.It also directed to avoid usage of air conditioners as much as possible in all the offices, organisations and companies under the Ministries...

Thrust on media functioning to ensure freedom of speech

Speakers at a discussion laid importance on functioning of the media as institutions to ensure freedom of speech and responsible journalism for a new Bangladesh. They also stressed self-regulation taking responsibility of journalists to society, humanity as well as the country which are more important to perform professionally in all...

Along with her guardian, a minor child waiting in a long queue to buy agricultural commodities at

Along with her guardian, a minor child waiting in a long queue to buy agricultural commodities at subsidised rates from an OMS sales point at Mugda in the capital on Monday. Amid the price spirals of essentials, such sales programme has brought some respite to the fixed-income consumers. — FE...