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DHAKA : A total of 309 Bangladeshi nationals who had been staying irregularly in Libya were repatriated to Bangladesh today through a special chartered flight arranged with the cooperation of the Government of Libya, the International Organization for Migration...

DHAKA : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said if the party forms the government in the upcoming national election, a separate cultural academy will be established for the country's ethnic communities, reports BSS "If BNP comes to...

DHAKA : The government today gave final approval to the Representation of the People (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025 (RPO) having provisions for introducing ‘No’ vote and scrapping the clause related to the use of Electronic Voting Machine (EVM) in the...

DHAKA : Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman today said that the prosecution has proved beyond doubt the charges brought in the crimes against humanity case against three, including ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, over atrocities committed during the July-August...

DHAKA : Danish Ambassador to Bangladesh Christian Brix Moller today said Bangladesh can turn its climate vulnerabilities into economic opportunities by leveraging carbon markets and utilizing its position as one of the world’s most climate-vulnerable but low-carbon-emitting nations, reports...

Dhaka : The government is set to proceed with printing, binding and distributing 12.53 crore free textbooks for secondary students in the 2026 academic session, reports UNB. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase (ACCGP) on Wednesday gave approval to...

DHAKA : The Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs today recommended for approving two major proposals in principle including the import of refined fuel oil through a government-to-government (G2G) arrangement for the 2026 calendar year and the procurement of...

DHAKA : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin today said that the Election Commission (EC) would not bow to any undue pressure from anyone in discharging its duties to ensure a free, fair and acceptable national...

DHAKA : The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today sent 15 officials of the Bangladesh Army to jail, showing them arrested in two cases lodged over enforced disappearances and torture at the Taskforce for Interrogation (TFI) Cell and the Joint...

DHAKA : The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved a total of 13 projects with an estimated cost of Tk 1,988.09 crore, reports BSS The approval came from a meeting of the ECNEC with Chief Adviser...