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Don’t abandon troubled BRT project now: PM

The troubled BRT project is likely to see a ray of hope again as Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has instructed the authorities concerned not to declare the project abandoned right now.In a meeting with experts of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) at the Cabinet Division on Sunday, the...

Limited research on Ziaur Rahman a 'historical injustice', says Fakhrul

Local Government Minister and BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said research on life, work and political philosophy of martyred President Ziaur Rahman remains inadequate, stressing the need for comprehensive academic studies on his contributions, reports UNB."Whenever we try to discuss martyred President Ziaur Rahman, it becomes...

0.45m primary students to get free school uniforms by July

Education and Primary and Mass Education Minister Dr. A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon on Sunday said the government is sincerely working to distribute free school uniforms to at least 0.45 million (4,50,000) primary school students by the month of July, reports BSS."Within next July, free school dresses will be...

Compassionate, biz-friendly budget faces execution risks

Economists and business leaders have said the proposed FY27 budget is compassionate and business-friendly, but it faces implementation risks due to ambitious macroeconomic targets, policy uncertainty, and limited execution capacity.The observations were made at a discussion titled "The Finance Bill 2026 Unveiled" and organised by SMAC Advisory Services Ltd at...

Tensions flare in parliament over remarks on women MPs' attire

Parliament witnessed heated exchanges on Sunday after a ruling party lawmaker made remarks about the attire of female opposition MPs from Jamaat-e-Islami, triggering strong protests from opposition MPs and prompting the Deputy Speaker to expunge part of his speech, reports UNB.The controversy erupted during the general discussion on the supplementary...

Jamaat MP questions postponement of parliament debate on border killings

Jamaat-e-Islami MP Mir Ahmad Bin Quasem on Sunday questioned the postponement of a scheduled discussion in Parliament on push-ins through border and border killings, reports UNB.The discussion was slated to be held under Rule 147 of the Rules of Procedure following a general motion submitted by the MP.According to the...

Three MPs nominated as BMU Syndicate members

Three members of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) have been nominated as members of the Syndicate of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU), reports BSS.They are: Dewan Mohammad Salahuddin (Dhaka-19), Dr Md Mahbubur Rahman (Mymensingh-7) and Fahima Nasrin, (Reserved Seat).Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Major (retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram, nominated the...

Court sends Billal murder suspect Mahin to jail

A Dhaka metropolitan magistrate court on Sunday ordered the imprisonment of Md. Al Amin Mahin, 37, after the completion of his four-day remand in a case filed over the murder of Billal Hossain, former convener of Ramna Thana unit of the Jatiotabadi Swechchhasebak Dal, reports BSS.Police produced Mahin before the...