The two other individuals banned from leaving the country are Shahidul Islam, former manager of Shahjalal Islami Bank’s Dohar branch, and his wife Nazmun Nahar Swarna.

Two more cases have been filed under the Special Powers Act in connection with the recent violence surrounding the National Citizens Party (NCP) rally in Gopalganj, bringing the total number of cases ...

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The approval came during a committee meeting held at the Secretariat today (23 July), chaired by the finance adviser.

More than 800 people have been killed in recent weeks trying to reach food, mostly in mass shootings by Israeli soldiers posted near Gaza Humanitarian Foundation distribution centers ...

In a symbolic gesture of protest, three left-leaning political parties — the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB), Bangladesh Socialist Party, and JSD — staged a 10-minute walkout from the National ...

The government managed to spend only Tk1.53 lakh crore on various development projects in the last fiscal year ...

Fakhrul said the only viable solution to the ongoing political crisis in the country is to hold elections as soon as possible to establish a political government ...

A major point of consensus was the amendment of Article 118 of the Constitution to establish a defined selection committee for appointing election commissioners.

A total of 44 patients are currently receiving treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery (NIBPS), with eight in critical condition.

At least four dengue patients died and 319 patients were hospitalised in 24 hours till this morning (23 July), raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 69 this ...

The Bangladesh Coast Guard has seized five dredgers and a sand excavator used for illegal sand extraction from the Padma River near Kathalbari Ghat, Madaripur. The joint operation commenced around ...