For the first time in Bangladesh’s financial history, the volume of defaulted loans has surpassed Tk 5 trillion, standing at Tk 5.30 trillion (Tk 530,428 crore) as of June 2025. This amounts to 27.09% of all disbursed loans in the banking sector. In comparison, the volume of non-performing loans (NPLs) in June 2024 was Tk […]

In a verdict delivered on Tuesday, a Cumilla court sentenced two individuals to life imprisonment and six others to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment in connection with a 2009 murder case in Chauddagram upazila. The judgment was handed down by Judge Sabbir Mahmud Chowdhury of the Additional District and Sessions Judge Court-4. The ruling was confirmed […]

The long-anticipated Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections are officially set to take place on 9 September, as announced by Chief Returning Officer Professor Jashim Uddin during a press briefing held today at the Senate Building’s conference room of Dhaka University. Below is the complete election schedule as released by the DUCSU Election Commission: […]

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) has firmly stated that it will not accept the proposed July Charter unless the points agreed upon during the national dialogue are implemented through a legal framework before the upcoming national elections. This declaration was made on Tuesday (29 July) by NCP Joint Convenor Javed Rasin, during a break in […]

Naimur Rahman Durjoy, a former Member of Parliament for Manikganj-1 and ex-captain of the Bangladesh national cricket team, has been formally shown as arrested in a case relating to the accumulation of wealth beyond known sources of income. The Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge, Zakir Hossain Galib, issued the arrest order on Tuesday, 29 July, […]

A double-decker bus operated by the Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) collided with a pillar of the elevated expressway in Dhaka’s Farmgate area after becoming lodged beneath the expressway ramp. The incident occurred at approximately 11:30 AM on Tuesday, 29 July, and resulted in the upper portion of the bus being severely damaged. According to […]

Bangladesh is set to present a comprehensive “package proposal” to the United States in an effort to obtain relief from the high tariffs imposed on Bangladeshi products, according to Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed, the Prime Minister’s Finance Adviser. Speaking to journalists on Tuesday (29 July) at the Secretariat following a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on […]

Economic Adviser to the Government, Salehuddin Ahmed, has announced that no government land will henceforth be allocated to any organisation at symbolic or nominal prices. Any institution wishing to acquire such land must now pay its full and proper market value. He made these remarks on Tuesday, 29 July, during a press briefing following the […]

A man has been sentenced to death by a Naogaon court for the murder of his wife in Niamatpur upazila in 2015. The verdict was delivered on Monday by Judge Mohammad As-Sams Jaglul Hossain of the Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-1, in the presence of the convicted man, Mostafizur Rahman. Public Prosecutor Advocate Iqbal […]

On 30 July last year, despite a 16-hour relaxation of the curfew across Rangpur Division, law enforcement agencies under the then Awami League government pressed forward with aggressive and widespread arrests aimed at suppressing the growing Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. Suppression Amid Curfew Relaxation Although the curfew was lifted from 6:00 am to 10:00 pm, the […]