Week-long joint forces drive nets 385 crime suspects: ISPR

The defence ministry's inter service public relations directorate (ISPR) on Thursday said military-led joint forces in a weeklong nationwide drive arrested 385 crime suspects like identified terrorists and perpetrators of mob violence, reports BSS."Units under several infantry divisions and independent...

Govt plans separate prisons for drug addicts: Advisor

The government is planning to set up separate prisons for drug addicts in every division, says Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, reports bdnews24.com.He also said that the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) has approved a project to...

Monjur Kabir removed as CAAB chairman

Air Vice Marshal Md Monjur Kabir Bhuiyan has been removed from his post as the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) and was reassigned to the Bangladesh Air Force.A notification in this regard was issued on Thursday...

6,000 yaba pills seized in city, three arrested

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have arrested three individuals and recovered 6,000 yaba tablets along with 99 kilograms of hashish during separate anti-narcotics operations in the capital.In one raid on Wednesday night, a team of Jatrabari Police Station searched the...

Online tax return filing to begin in July: NBR chief

The submission of individual income tax returns will begin in July this year, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan announced on Thursday.The earlier start marks a significant shift from last year, when the tax return process...

Two more die from Dengue-

Two people died from dengue in the last 24 hours, ending Thursday morning. At the same time, 195 new dengue patients were admitted to hospitals. No deaths were reported in relation to COVID-19, but 19 new cases were confirmed during...

Govt to launch 'assessment tools' from July 1

The government has taken an initiative to launch 'assessment tools' for the next six months from 1st July to evaluate the quality of education in primary schools across the country, reports BSS.Under the initiative, the government will collect ground level...

CEC AMM Nasir Uddin paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guesthouse Jamuna in the capital on Thursday. — Focus Bangla

Call for wage board, ethical reform, ownership overhaul

Giving journalists proper salaries through the Wage Board, ensuring fair trials for those who spread false information during the past fascist regime, and changing how media ownership works can help protect journalists in Bangladesh. At present, media freedom in the...

ICT finds evidence against 30 people

The investigating agency of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has found involvement of 30 people, including police in the killing of Begum Rokeya University Student Abu Sayed, during the July Uprising, report agencies. The investigating agency of ICT submitted the probe...

BNP announces progs on July Uprising

BNP has announced a month-long programme to mark the first anniversary of the July-August Uprising.Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the programmes while speaking at a press conference at the party's Nayapaltan central office in the capital on...

1,673 held in nationwide drive

In the ongoing nationwide operation, 1,673 more crime suspects were arrested and nine firearms and ammunition were seized in the last 24 hours, reports BSS.According to the press release of the Police Headquarters on Thursday, 1,135 individuals were apprehended in...

Hasina, 155 others sued in Khulna

KHULNA, June 26 (UNB): A case has been filed against 156 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, for their alleged involvement in an attack on a BNP programme in 2023 in Khulna.General Secretary of Khulna Metropolitan unit of BNP,...

Weakening executive branch won't strengthen democracy

BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed has said a strong democratic structure cannot be established in the country by weakening the executive branch. "The executive branch should be allowed to do its job, the judiciary should be allowed to perform...

2024 election was ‘dummy, farcical’: Ex-CEC Awal

Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Thursday told a Dhaka court that the 2024 national election was a "dummy and farcical" one.Highlighting the helplessness of the Election Commission (EC),Mr Awal added that without fundamental reforms, it would...

Seat-sharing talks with allies after polls schedule: Khasru

BNP senior leader Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said his party will begin discussions on seat sharing with its political allies once the election schedule is announced, reports UNB."We've not reached that stage yet to talk about seat sharing. This...

Security tightened for peaceful celebration of Ratha Yatra today

Extensive security measures with deployment of a large number of law enforcers including teams of SWAT, bomb disposal squad and intelligence agencies have been taken for peaceful celebration of the 'Ratha Yatra', also known as the Chariot Festival of the...

NBR chairman admits to crisis amid movement over revenue reforms

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said he is in the midst of a serious crisis as officials and employees continue their protests against reforms introduced by the interim government, reports bdnews24.com.On Thursday, he said revenue...

DSCC Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia resumes duties

DSCC Administrator Md Shahjahan Mia resumed his duties at Nagar Bhaban on Thursday after the supporters of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain opended his office which was locked for 42 days.Officials from the engineering department also returned to work."We do not...

Chevron to revive $90m gas compression project

After a year-long standstill, Chevron Bangladesh is set to resume its Jalalabad Compression Project, following the settlement of overdue payments by state-run Petrobangla. The move signals renewed momentum in Chevron's investment plans to bolster Bangladesh's domestic gas output at a...

HSC exams begin

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations 2025 began across the country on Thursday.The exams which will continue until August 10 started with the Bangla 1st paper at 10:00 am. A total of 1,251,111 candidates have registered for the...

3 national days to commemorate July Uprising declared

The interim government has declared Aug 5, the day the Awami League government was toppled by a mass student-led uprising, as "July Mass Uprising Day", reports bdnews24.com.It also announced that Aug 8, the day the interim government led by Nobel...

CA wants all govt buildings to have rooftop solar

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus instructed concerned authorities on Thursday to take initiatives for generating solar power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings across the country.The directive was given during a meeting titled "National Rooftop...

Govt's budget and policy directions fall short of energy transition expectations

The interim government appears to be drifting from its political pledge to achieve the 'Three Zeros'--zero poverty, zero emissions, and zero unemployment--in the national budget for FY2025-26, the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) said on Thursday. Speaking at a dialogue,...

Prayer Timings (2025-06-27)

Holy Ashura to be observed on July 6

The holy Ashura, commemorating the martyrdom of Hazrat Imam Hussein (RA), the grandson of Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) at the Battle of Karbala, will be observed in the country on July 06 as the moon of the month of Muharram was...

NBR Reform Unity Council urges CA's help to resolve 'deadlock'

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) Reform Unity Council, a group of protesting officials and staff, has called for urgent intervention of Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus to break the ongoing deadlock at the NBR."Given the current circumstances, we believe...

MSMEs face financing gap of $2.8 billion

Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Day 2025 will be observed in Bangladesh today (Friday) along with the rest of the world. Recognising the critical role of MSMEs worldwide, the United Nations (UN) announced June 27 as the International MSME...

Bangladesh's ties with India reshaping, not cold: Adviser

Bangladesh's post-uprising ties with India are not cold but at the stage of 'readjustment' now, said Foreign Adviser Towhid Hossain Thursday, also dispelling hearsay over new alliance with China and Pakistan.The adviser of the interim government made the observations on...

Shadows of the algorithm

In the unfolding saga of the 21st century, the global economic landscape is undergoing a metamorphosis so profound that many traditional concepts struggle to keep pace. What appears on the surface as a natural extension of capitalism has morphed into...