Students of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) have united in support of passing the proposed amendments to the Tobacco Control Act without delay. On Sunday, 27 July, the ULAB Kaleidoscope Club, in collaboration with Naripokkho Maitree, organised a day-long signature campaign at ULAB’s permanent campus to advocate for the strengthening of tobacco control […]

Five individuals have been detained in Dhaka’s upscale Gulshan area on charges of extortion at the residence of Awami League leader and former Member of Parliament Shammi Ahmed. Speaking to the press, Rabiul Islam Noyon, Member Secretary of the Dhaka Metropolitan South unit of the Jubo Dal (BNP’s youth wing), claimed that this is part […]

At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Sunday, 27 July, a total of 12 development projects, amounting to ৳8,149.38 crore, were approved. However, the highly publicised ‘36 July’ housing project for July martyrs was unexpectedly excluded from the agenda. ECNEC Meeting: Key Participants The meeting took place at […]

Two individuals lost their lives and three others sustained injuries in a fatal collision between a truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in the Kundarhat area, under Nandigram upazila of Bogura district, earlier today. The tragic incident occurred at approximately 11:00 AM on the Bogura–Natore highway, when a head-on collision took place between the two vehicles. […]

In a coordinated overnight operation, the Department of Forests and the Bangladesh Coast Guard seized 700 kilograms of crab along with a motorised trawler from Koyra upazila in Khulna, officials confirmed on Sunday. Acting on intelligence, a joint team launched a raid late on Saturday night at Charamukha Canal, located in South Bedkashi Union along […]

Transport owners and workers in Bangladesh have issued a stern warning of a 72-hour nationwide strike starting from 6:00 AM on 12 August to 6:00 AM on 15 August, if their eight-point list of demands is not met by 11 August. The announcement was made during a press conference held at the National Press Club […]

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of Bangladesh has upheld a High Court verdict that dismissed defamation proceedings against Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser to the Interim Government, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. On Sunday, 27 July, a three-member Appellate Division bench led by Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury rejected a leave to appeal petition filed […]

The Government of Bangladesh has placed an order to purchase 25 aircraft from the American aerospace giant Boeing, according to Commerce Secretary Mahbubur Rahman. Speaking with journalists on Sunday, 27 July, at the Commerce Ministry in Dhaka, Secretary Rahman confirmed the development during an informal briefing held in his office. “Since Boeing is a private […]

Five leaders from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement and the Democratic Student Council were recently arrested by police in Gulshan on charges of extortion. In response to the incident, Umama Fatema, former spokesperson of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement, expressed strong criticism in a post published on her Facebook account late on Saturday (26 July).   Allegations […]

Professor Ali Riaz, Vice-Chairman of the National Consensus Commission, has announced that the preliminary draft of the National Charter will be sent to political parties by Monday. He expressed optimism that parties will contribute their views, which will be incorporated into the document. Riaz made the remarks during the opening speech on Day 19 of […]