Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained five alleged smugglers during an anti-smuggling operation near the Dhamoirhat border in Naogaon district early Saturday morning. The operation was carried out by a special patrol unit from BGB-14 Patnitala Battalion, which also seized 63 cubic feet of Akashmoni timber and a truck that was being used to smuggle the […]

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) conducted a successful anti-smuggling operation along the Chauddagram border in Cumilla from Friday night through Saturday morning, seizing contraband goods valued at over Taka 1.22 crore. According to Lieutenant Colonel Mir Ali Ejaz, Commander of BGB-10 Cumilla Battalion, the special patrol team intercepted the illegal items during a series of coordinated […]

Eight examiners have been permanently relieved from all responsibilities related to public examinations under the Dhaka Education Board, due to proven negligence in evaluating answer scripts during the 2025 SSC and HSC examinations. The decision was formalised through an official order signed by Professor S.M. Kamal Uddin Haider, Controller of Examinations of the Board, issued […]

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has criticised the calls from some political parties for proportional representation (PR) in national elections, stating they neither understand the concept nor its relevance in the Bangladeshi context. Speaking at a discussion titled “Expectations and Achievements on the Occasion of the Fall of Fascist Murderer […]

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has emphasised the urgent need for establishing countervailing power in Bangladesh to ensure effective checks and balances in governance. Speaking at the launch of Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman’s new book “Orthoniti, Shashon O Khomota: Japito Jiboner Alekkho”, Dr Salehuddin remarked that good governance has become increasingly difficult over the years, […]

Nurul Haque Nur, President of the Gana Odhikar Parishad, has described the current interim government as “spineless and the weakest in history”. He alleged that the administration is unable to make independent decisions and reacts solely based on the opposition BNP’s positions on every issue. He made these remarks on Saturday at a citizens’ dialogue […]