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Climate-resilient digital lifeline planned for remote islands

The ICT Division has proposed a $99.84-million project to build climate-resilient digital infrastructure across some of most remote and disaster-prone islands, targeting 77 unions and 701 villages in five coastal districts. The initiative is expected to benefit more than two million people by expanding reliable, high-speed internet access to areas...

CA orders tighter cyber security before polls

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has directed the National Cyber- Security Agency to ensure comprehensive cyber security measures ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election and referendum, amid growing concerns over cybercrime, disinformation and threats to critical digital infrastructure.The directive was issued on Sunday at a meeting of the National Cyber...

Tarique gets the franchise

The Election Commission (EC) on Sunday approved Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman's application to include him in the voter list ahead of the general election to be held in February 2026.EC Secretariat Director (Public Relations) and Information Officer Md Ruhul Amin Mollik confirmed the development to journalists...

T-bill yields edge down

The yields on treasury bills (T-bills) edged down on Sunday as the central bank purchased US$115 million more from three banks on the day to keep the exchange rate stable. On the day, the government raised Tk 70 billion by issuing three types of T-bills to partially finance its budget...

Zubayer Rahman sworn in as 26th CJ

Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court was sworn in as the 26th Chief Justice (CJ) of Bangladesh on Sunday.President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath to the new chief justice at Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 10:30am, Supreme Court Registrar General Habibur Rahman Siddiquee said.Chief...

Dhaka rejects India's remarks on minorities

Bangladesh has firmly rejected recent comments by India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on the situation of minority communities in the country, saying the remarks misrepresent facts and risk undermining the long-standing tradition of communal harmony.In a press statement issued on Sunday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had...

Nomination paper submission closes today

With the deadline for submitting nomination papers for the upcoming national elections falling today (Monday), nearly 99 per cent of aspirants who collected the forms have yet to file them as they are waiting for the last day. "A total of 2,780 nomination papers were collected to contest the election...

Jamaat postpones Jan 3 rally over university admission tests

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has postponed its mass rally scheduled for January 3, citing clashes with ongoing university admission examinations, reports BSS.In a statement, the party's Secretary General Mia Golam Parwar said the decision was taken as undergraduate (Honours) first-year admission tests for the 2025-26 academic year will be held on the...

Major Hafiz, four others file nominations for 3 constituencies in Bhola

Bhola, Dec 28 (UNB) - Five candidates, including BNP Standing Committee member Major (retd) Hafizuddin Ahmed, have filed their nomination papers for the Bhola-3 constituency to contest the upcoming February election.Major (retd) Hafiz submitted his nomination papers to Lalmohan Upazila Nirbahi Officer and Assistant Returning Officer Shah Md Aziz on...

BNP-nominated Mir Helal submits nomination paper in Ctg

CHATTOGRAM, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP-nominated candidate Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin has submitted his nomination paper for the Chattogram-5 (Hathazari-Bayezid) constituency.He submitted his nomination to Returning Officer and Divisional Commissioner Md Ziauddin at around 10am today. As of Saturday, a total of 192 candidates have filed nominations for the...

BNP leader Salahuddin Ahmed submits nomination paper in Cox's Bazar

COX'S BAZAR, Dec 28, 2025 (BSS) - BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed has submitted his nomination paper for the Cox's Bazar-1 (Chakaria and Pekua) constituency to participate in the 13th national polls.Salahuddin Ahmed submitted his nomination paper at Chakaria Assistant Returning Officer's office at around 3:30 pm today.Earlier in...