Govt Selects 64 District SPs Through Lottery Ahead of National Election

The interim government has finalised the appointments of Superintendents of Police (SPs) for all 64 districts to oversee duties during the upcoming 13th national parliamentary election.The selections were made yesterday, ...

Govt Approves Draft Referendum Ordinance

The Advisory Council has approved the draft policy for the Referendum Ordinance-2025, clearing the way for issuing it as an ordinance.The decision was taken on Tuesday at a meeting chaired ...

Captial Market: DSE Slips, CSE Ends Higher

After opening on a positive note, the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) closed Tuesday’s session in the red, while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) managed to maintain its upward momentum.At the ...

BNP fully prepared for national election: Rizvi

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said the party’s preparations for the upcoming national election are at their final stage, and any additional measures will be taken ...

Bangladesh’s Poverty Reduction Slows Despite Growth: World Bank

Bangladesh’s progress in reducing poverty has slowed significantly since 2016 despite years of strong economic growth, according to a new assessment released by the World Bank.The report was formally unveiled ...

Marine fish stocks declining due to unplanned fishing: Farida

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Tuesday warned that unplanned fishing practices are steadily depleting Bangladesh’s marine fish stocks, creating a worrying situation both in coastal waters and the ...

Fire Rages Through Karail Slum: 19 Units Battling Flames Amid Water Shortage

Nineteen units of fire services are working to bring a massive fire under control at the Karail slum in the capital’s Mohakhali area, where a shortage of water and frequent ...

Fire Brought Under Control at Karail Slum, Hundreds Forced to Sleep Under Open Sky

The devastating fire that swept through the capital’s Karail slum in Mohakhali has been brought under control after more than five hours of efforts by 19 units of the Fire ...

Law and Order Not Satisfactory, but Likely to Improve Before Polls: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has said that the current law and order situation is not satisfactory, though he expects it to improve ahead of the ...

Bangladesh’s NPLs Hit New Record at Tk 6.44 Trillion

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh’s banking sector have surged to a fresh record, reaching Tk 6.44 trillion at the end of September — accounting for 35.73 percent of all outstanding ...