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Yunus hopes teachers will return to classrooms 'with renewed spirit' as govt hikes housing allowance

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus says the interim government considers the demands of teachers and employees at MPO-listed private educational institutions to be justified. However, he ... Read More


Pharma industry fears Tk 40bn lose in Dhaka airport fire

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Bangladesh Association of Pharmaceutical Industries (BAPI) has said the country's pharmaceutical industry faces a potential financial loss of around Tk 40 billion due to the fire... Read More


Shahjalal airport fire leaves global shipments in limbo as traders scramble to assess losses

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- On a typical workday at Shahjalal International Airport, the air around Gate 8 hums with the constant shuffle of trucks, vans, and businessmen. But that rhythm shattered on Saturday ... Read More


CAAB chief sidesteps responsibility for Dhaka airport blaze

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Air Vice Marshal Md Mostafa Mahmood Siddiq, chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), has refused to take the blame for the blaze at the import cargo complex of ... Read More


CEC calls for effective measures to prevent AI misuse in voting

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin has flagged the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) technology as a major challenge in the upcoming general election. He said the E... Read More


ICT Act has 'restricted' justice, Hasina's lawyer says

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Amir Hossain, the state-appointed lawyer for ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, believes the International Crimes (Tribunals) Act has "limited the scope of justice". He expressed ... Read More


Man dies after assault over alleged rape in Narayanganj

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Beaten and left critically injured over a rape allegation, a young man in Narayanganj has died eight hours later in a hospital at Narayanganj. Abu Hanif, 30, a security guard from S... Read More


Development spending edges up to 5% in first quarter amid recovery from political unrest

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Implementation of Bangladesh's Annual Development Programme (ADP) in the first quarter of the 2025-26 fiscal year has risen slightly compared with the same period last year, which wa... Read More


Mother hands over son to police as key suspect in Jagannath University student murder

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- Police have detained three people in connection with the murder of Jagannath University Chhatra Dal leader Md Jobayed Hossen, including a college student identified as the prime susp... Read More


Interim government retires nine OSD secretaries

Dhaka, Oct. 20 -- The interim government has sent nine secretaries, who were previously made officers on special duty (OSD) at various times following the power shift, into retirement. The list inclu... Read More