Abolish mobile court’s power to impose jail sentence

The Judicial Reform Commission has recommended abolishing the mobile court’s power to impose jail sentences on people for committing offenses, saying that the imposition of imprisonment by such a court is contradictory to the constitution.
18 April 2025, 21:15 PM

Harvesting the field of gold

A festive spirit now fills the Hakaluki haor as farmers in Kulaura, Barlekha, and Juri upazilas of Moulvibazar, as well as Fenchuganj and Beanibazar upazilas of Sylhet, are busy harvesting their boro crop. .The vast haor fields, glowing with golden rice, have become a hive of activity..
18 April 2025, 19:49 PM

Act fast before ‘brief’ 90-day tariff pause ends

Calling the US’s 90-day tariff pause a brief window of opportunity, a visiting American delegation yesterday urged Dhaka to take concrete steps to address Washington’s trade concerns within this period.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Polytechnic students continue protests

Students of polytechnic institutes demonstrated in various parts of the country yesterday to press home their six-point demand.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Solving expats’ issues must begin at home

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain yesterday said that efforts to address the challenges faced by Bangladeshi expatriate workers must begin at home, as around 80 percent of the issues originate before they even leave the country.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Earthna summit: Yunus flies to Qatar tomorrow

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will be visiting Qatar on Monday to attend the Earthna Summit 2025 in Doha at the invitation of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
18 April 2025, 18:01 PM

'Shakib knew that someone will win the election for him': Shafiqul

He made the remarks while talking with a group of journalists, according to a private television channel
18 April 2025, 15:25 PM

Body of man shot dead by BSF at Lalmonirhat border returned

The young man was identified as Hasibul Alam, 24
18 April 2025, 07:13 AM

Govt decides to amend civil procedure code

The interim government yesterday in principle decided to amend the Civil Procedure Code (CPC) including the introduction of provisions for issuing summons through telephone, text messages and other modern methods.
17 April 2025, 18:55 PM

Polytechnic students vow to continue protests

The meeting began around 12:00pm at the Secretariat, where Rehana Yasmin, additional secretary (technical wing) of the Technical and Madrasah Education Division, met an 18-member delegation from Karigori Chhatro Andolon, Bangladesh.
17 April 2025, 18:17 PM

Bangladesh braces for tariff war fallout

Bangladesh’s export-dependent economy is facing new risks from the escalating tariff war between the US and China, said the CPD yesterday.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM

No IMF deal yet, talks to continue

The International Monetary Fund and Bangladesh have failed to reach a staff-level agreement on the next tranche of a $4.7 billion loan programme, after two weeks of talks ended amid disagreements over revenue measures and exchange rate flexibility.
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM

Demand for polls by Dec: BNP plans talks with allies to rally support

The BNP will hold talks with like-minded political parties to come up with a comprehensive action plan to drum up support for election by December. 
17 April 2025, 18:01 PM

First-ever civil surgeon conference on May 12-13

The government is going to organise the first-ever civil surgeon conference next month, aiming to facilitate direct dialogue between central authorities and top district-level health officials, as well as to strengthen coordination among various government agencies.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Release 5 abducted CU students

Indigenous students from various educational institutions have strongly condemned the abduction of five students from the Chittagong University and called for their immediate release.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Every day, we walk miles for water’

More than 500 poor families, including many from the indigenous Garo community, have been hit by an acute crisis of drinking water in 15 villages under Mymensingh’s Dhobaura upazila.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

CJ reconstitutes jurisdictions of 48 HC benches

Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed has reconstituted the jurisdictions of 48 High Court benches as both the Appellate and HC divisions of the Supreme Court will reopen on Sunday after the ongoing annual vacation.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

No plan to change its name: adviser

The Mujibnagar government is  constitutionally and internationally recognised government, as it has organised the Liberation War and helped establish relations with international communities, said Liberation War Affairs Adviser Farooq-e-Azam yesterday.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Appointment eludes them despite PSC nod

Ferdous Islam was overjoyed when he was recommended for the education cadre in the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service exam.
17 April 2025, 18:00 PM

Tk 179cr loan default: Arrest warrants against Siddique Traders owner, wife

The bank had filed a loan recovery case in early 2013
17 April 2025, 16:01 PM