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DHAKA : The 'Dhaka Declaration' has been adopted with eight strategic commitments, aimed at building a stable, inclusive, innovative and globally acceptable higher education system in South Asia. University Grants Commission (UGC) Secretary Dr Md Fakhrul Islam disclosed the information. Besides,...

DHAKA : A court here today directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to carry out further investigation into the sensational murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Jashita Islam passed the order after the...

DHAKA : BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will pay a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today. The meeting will be held at the state guest house Jamuna, BNP's media cell member  and the Convener of 'Amra BNP Poribar'...

DHAKA : The Appellate Division has included on its cause list an appeal filed by the ICT prosecution seeking enhancement of the sentence awarded to Sheikh Hasina and Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal in the crimes against humanity case stemming from...

DHAKA : The President has promulgated “The Bangladesh Haor and Wetland Conservation Ordinance, 2026”, introducing stringent penalties of up to two years’ imprisonment or fines of up to Taka 10 lakh to protect the country’s haors and wetlands from...

DHAKA, Jan 15, 2026 (BSS) – The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1today set January 21 for passing its order whether to frame charges in a crimes against humanity case against ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son and former ICT affairs...

DHAKA : The Election Commission (EC) today began the sixth day of hearings on appeals related to candidacy for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election. The hearings against the decisions of returning officers over acceptance and rejection of nomination papers started...

DHAKA : European Union Election Observation Missions (EU EOM) members, who are now in Bangladesh to observe the upcoming parliamentary polls, met Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant Professor Ali Riaz and briefed him about their monitoring plan. Political Analyst Marcel Nagi...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed his government’s commitment to hold the general elections and the referendum as scheduled on February 12. The Chief Adviser made the remarks when two former senior United States diplomats—Albert Gombis...

CHATTOGRAM : Home Affairs Adviser Lt. Gen. Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd.) today called on newly recruited Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members to uphold the force’s image by embodying discipline, professionalism and the core values of the organisation. “Honesty, intelligence,...