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Description of Jamaat's post-budget rally as 'mobocracy' sparks row in JS

Sangsad Bhaban, June 22 -- charged rhetorical battle broke out in Parliament on Monday over the use of the word "mobocracy", with the Speaker ultimately ruling that the term was neither unparliamentar... Read More


Sylhet's Sada Pathor tourist spot reopened after temporary closure

Dhaka, June 22 -- The popular tourist destination Sada Pathor in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet has been reopened for visitors after a suspension of travel due to rising water levels caused by heavy ra... Read More


Agencies failing to meet registration requirements barred from 2027 hajj arrangements

Dhaka, June 22 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has decided to suspend a number of Hajj agencies from participating in Hajj operations in 2027 for failing to meet minimum pilgrim registration requ... Read More


Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad leaders call on Home Minister

Dhaka, June 22 -- Leaders of the Bangladesh Puja Udjapan Parishad paid a courtesy call on Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed at his office room in the Bangladesh Secretariat this afternoon. An eight-memb... Read More


Indian citizen held by BGB for illegal entry into Bangladesh

Dhaka, June 22 -- Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian national from the Andharmanik border area in Bhujpur under Fatikchhari upazila of Chattogram on Monday for allegedly enter... Read More


Central bank to refund small depositors of five bankrupt financial institutions

Dhaka, June 22 -- In a major relief move, Bangladesh Bank (BB) has decided to appoint administrators to initiate the liquidation process of five effectively bankrupt Non-Bank Financial Institutions (N... Read More


No alternative to acquiring skills in evidence-based medicine through training: Speakers

Dhaka, June 22 -- Speakers at a certificate distribution ceremony on Monday said there is no alternative for physicians to acquiring the necessary knowledge and skills in Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM)... Read More


AI-based early warning, disaster financing can significantly reduce risks: Speakers

Dhaka, June 22 -- Early Warning Systems (EWS) and Disaster Risk Financing (DRF) mechanisms can play a critical role in reducing disaster risks and protecting vulnerable communities from the growing im... Read More


Govt taking steps towards modern, tech-driven, internationally competitive broadcasting industry: Zahiruddin Swapon

Sangsad Bhaban, June 22 -- Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon on Monday said the government has undertaken a series of initiatives to transform the country's information and broa... Read More


BNP MP indirectly asks for banning Jamaat's politics

Sangsad Bhaban, June 22 -- A BNP lawmaker on Monday called for the prohibition of the politics of a party he likened to fascists, without directly naming Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, while another memb... Read More