Free healthcare for all if BNP voted to power

The BNP has proposed allocating at least five percent of the Gross Domestic Product to reform the health sector, as part of a set of suggestions it unveiled yesterday.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Injured uprising victims: Compensation caught up in red tape

Crippled and blinded, many July uprising protesters continue to suffer. The one-time assistance -- Tk 5 lakh for martyrs’ families and Tk 1 lakh for the wounded -- that was promised to them soon after the incumbent took over remains entangled in an utterly bureaucratic procedure.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Enam Ahmed Chaudhury’s janaza Friday

The namaz-e-janaza of former Privatization Commis-sion chairman Enam Ahmed Chaudhury will be held at Gulshan Azad Mosque on February 7, after the Juma prayers, confirmed his family.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

MRT-6 extension unlikely this year

The extension of the country’s first metro rail line, from Motijheel to Kamalapur, is unlikely to open this year, officials said.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Dr AR Mallick’s death anniv observed

The 28th death anniversary of Dr AR Mallick, an eminent educationist and the first technocrat finance minister of the country, was observed yesterday, said a press release.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Protest in Barishal over TCB card cancellations

A protest broke out in Barishal city yesterday after approximately 60,000 TCB smart cards were cancelled, despite having been previously allocated.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Dhaka should no longer be capital

Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, has long been a vibrant cultural and economic hub. As one of the world’s largest megacities, it never sleeps, embracing millions from diverse backgrounds.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

‘Who’ll form a party is not CA’s responsibility’

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi yesterday said the country now needs a political government, which is accountable to the people.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

Reforms to be recommended in 28 areas

The Judiciary Reform Commission has prepared its final report recommending reforms in 28 areas in the judiciary.
4 February 2025, 18:00 PM

20 public univs to remain in GST cluster admission test system

Twenty out of 24 public universities will continue the GST cluster admission test this academic year.
4 February 2025, 12:19 PM

Dutch trade delegation to visit Bangladesh to boost textile collaboration

A Dutch trade delegation comprising 19 companies will visit Bangladesh from February 10 to 13 to strengthen business-to-business collaboration in the country's garment and textile sector.
4 February 2025, 12:05 PM

Metro rail sets record with 3.82 lakh passengers in a day

The authorities have deployed six additional trains to accommodate the surge in commuters during Bishwa Ijtema
4 February 2025, 10:40 AM

11-year-old girl missing from Mohammadpur found in Naogaon

The girl is now staying at the house of a friend, said the deputy commissioner of Tejgaon Division Police
4 February 2025, 09:59 AM

US embassy in Dhaka to launch new visa system on Feb 8

The US Embassy in Dhaka will implement a new system for US visa services starting from February 8
4 February 2025, 08:52 AM

Around 50 trucks stranded at Burimari land port as India halts imports

Burimari land port is used to export garment scraps, juice, biscuits, and apparel items from Bangladesh to India
4 February 2025, 07:27 AM

KUET expels 10 students accused of torturing fellow student

Additionally, three students were given punishments ranging from temporary bans to the denial of certificates
4 February 2025, 06:28 AM

Govt discontinues group photo shoot at Ekushey Padak event

The decision was influenced by recent backlash over the Bangla Academy Sahitya Puroshkar (literary award) group photo
4 February 2025, 06:07 AM

Two more devotees die in Ijtema; death toll rises to 7

Two more devotees have passed away on the first day of the second phase of Bishwa Ijtema yesterday
4 February 2025, 05:23 AM

Second phase of Ijtema begins

The second phase of Bishwa Ijtema began on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi early yesterday.
3 February 2025, 19:20 PM

Draft cyber ordinance: It may hinder independent journalism

The draft Cyber Protection Ordinance in its present form could severely undermine independent journalism and the right to freedom of expression in the country, says rights group Article 19.
3 February 2025, 19:19 PM