Current Affairs
Success of budget depends on effective implementation: Finance Minister
While the recent budget has been widely praised by people from all walks of life, its true success hinges on effective implementation, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury.
NCP leader Joy expelled from party after arrest in rape case
National Citizens' Party (NCP) leader Aftar Majumder Joy has been permanently expelled from the party following his arrest on charges of raping a college student.
JU medical centre chief confined, official sacked over medicine scandal
Leaders of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JACSU) have confined the chief medical officer, Dr Shamsur Rahman, at the university's medical centre, raising five demands including addressing irregularities, improving healthcare services and infrastructure development. On the same day, the university administration suspended Deputy Registrar (Store) Md Noor-e-Kamal on charges of irregularities in medicine stock.
Storm warnings issued for eight districts
The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has warned of gusty or squally winds accompanied by thundershowers across eight districts of the country, with speeds of 45 to 60 kilometres per hour. As a result, river ports in the affected areas have been asked to hoist cautionary signal number 1.
39% of Bangladeshis cannot afford healthy food: UN report
Nearly two in five people in Bangladesh cannot afford a healthy diet. Meanwhile, the country's food security is facing new risks due to rising urea fertiliser prices driven by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, according to the United Nations.
Demand for annulment of MP Nazrul's membership, Tawhidi Janta announces tough programmes
A human chain was held demanding the cancellation of the membership and resignation of Gazi Nazrul Islam, Member of Parliament for the Satkhira-4 constituency, following the circulation of a private video on social media .
Atif Aslam gives fans good news at press conference
Pakistani singer Atif Aslam arrived in Dhaka on Wednesday night for his much-anticipated concert, and he brought good news for his fans at a press conference on Thursday.
HC upholds death penalty for 5 in Khulna father-daughter murder case
The High Court has upheld the death penalty for five accused in the case filed over the murder of bank officer Parveen Sultana and her father Elias Chowdhury in Khulna's Labanchora. However, in the gang rape case filed over the same incident, the court commuted the death sentence to life imprisonment.
Bangladesh High Commissioner meets Maldives Defence Minister
Bangladesh High Commissioner to the Maldives, Md Nazmul Islam, paid a courtesy call on Maldives Defence and National Security Minister Hassan Rashid.
Speaker to return early from Bangkok trip amid speculation over president's future
Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, is cutting short his official visit and returning home on Friday amid widespread speculation over the future of President Md Shahabuddin. According to sources at the Parliament Secretariat, he is scheduled to arrive at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka on Thai Airways at 12:10 pm tomorrow.