11+ hour, 53+ min ago   (284+ words) The state is unable to provide safe water to its citizens, and in some cases, imposing VAT on elements required to access it, speakers said at a discussion today. Providing safe water is the state's responsibility, yet it is shirking…...

17+ hour, 59+ min ago   (846+ words) The third session of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad, although shorter than the first two, offered several indications of the difficulties ahead. Tensions between the treasury and opposition benches became evident as the ruling party pushed through bills despite objections and denied…...

20+ hour, 5+ min ago   (442+ words) National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain today rejected allegations that he had laundered around Tk 11,000 crore to several destinations, including Australia, Dubai and Singapore, saying he was prepared to face them. “These are allegations of corruption over…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (204+ words) Adani Power’s Godda Unit 2 has resumed supplying electricity to Bangladesh after being shut down due to a technical fault, easing pressure on the country’s strained power system after nearly 84 hours. The 800MW unit was synchronised with Bangladesh’s national grid at around…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (213+ words) There is no requirement for any educational qualification to contest local government elections, LGRD State Minister Mir Shahe Alam said today. “The five laws governing our local government system do not impose any educational qualification as a requirement for contesting…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago   (154+ words) Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr ABM Obaidul Islam has said the country’s 28 percent young population could help resolve the shortage of blood if they voluntarily donate at least once a year. He made the remarks on Tuesday while addressing a…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (520+ words) Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Chief and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has urged media professionals to perform their duties out of patriotism, saying the media is the "most powerful of the four pillars of the state". “Sometimes one or two people…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (129+ words) A young Bangladeshi working in Saudi Arabia died in a motorcycle accident near the Kuchiamora Bridge on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj this morning. The deceased was identified as Hridoy Hossain, 27, of Abdullahpur village in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka, said…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (394+ words) With the local government polls approaching, the Election Commission has banned posters for campaigning while allowing limited use of billboards for the first time in the electoral history of local bodies. Banners, festoons, handbills and leaflets will be allowed if…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago   (162+ words) The High Court today rejected two petitions filed by Grameen Kalyan challenging National Board of Revenue (NBR) orders reassessing around Tk 666 crore in income tax for different tax years. Grameen Kalyan is a non-profit and charitable organisation founded by former…...