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 […]

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed a case against former Member of Parliament and former Minister of Cultural Affairs, Asaduzzaman Noor, on charges of amassing illegal wealth and engaging in suspicious financial transactions amounting to approximately BDT 159 crore. On Tuesday, 29 July, ACC Deputy Director Md Akhtarul Islam confirmed the filing of the case. […]

A storm of allegations has surfaced involving Mohammad Mahfuz Alam, the Adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, centring on a controversial financial transaction of over BDT 6.5 crore (approximately AUD 1 million) allegedly received by his elder brother in Sydney, Australia. The accusation was brought forward by social activist Boni Amin via a […]

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has remarked that certain political parties in Bangladesh have pledged not to participate in any elections unless a proportional representation (PR) system is implemented. Speaking at a memorial and discussion event marking the fifth death anniversary of former Jatiyatabadi Swechchhasebak Dal General Secretary Shafiul Bari Babu, held on […]

Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has stated that government land will no longer be handed over at symbolic prices. From now on, any party wishing to acquire public land must pay its due value. He made the remarks to journalists on Tuesday (29 July) after meetings of the Advisory Committee on Economic Affairs and the […]

Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, Secretary General of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), has stated that no reform will be meaningful unless the safety and security of citizens are guaranteed. He made these remarks on Tuesday, 29 July, during a joint discussion organised by “Amra BNP Poribar” (We Are BNP Family) and “Mayer Dak” (A Mother’s […]