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Top court slates EC's role in Ishraque declaration, path forward unclear

Dhaka, May 29 -- The Supreme Court's Appellate Division has disposed of a petition seeking to block the oathtaking of BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as Dhaka South mayor with observations. Expressing di... Read More


Names of 68 government colleges changed

Dhaka, May 29 -- The interim government has changed the names of 68 government colleges previously named after deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and members of her family. The education ministry's... Read More


Tarique calls for election by December, warns interim govt against delay

Dhaka, May 29 -- BNP's Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has called on party leaders and activists to begin preparations for a national election by December, warning that delays in setting a date could e... Read More


Budget 2025-26: is Increase in tax-free income paired with a tax rate hike?

Dhaka, May 29 -- As inflation bites hard on limited-income groups, the interim government plans to offer a small break by increasing the tax exemption limit, while the National Board of Revenue (NBR) ... Read More


Protesters call on government to scrap Public Service Ordinance before Eid

Dhaka, May 29 -- Protesting officers of the Secretariat demanding the scrapping of the Public Service (Amendment) Ordinance have called on the government to find a solution before the approaching Eid-... Read More


Hatia loses connectivity with entire country, Nijhum Dwip inundated

Dhaka, May 29 -- The coastal district of Noakhali has been experiencing continuous rain due to a depression over the Bay of Bengal. The weather system has brought gusts and squalls and the sea in Hati... Read More


Hasan Ali, Shadab Khan shine as Pakistan ease past Bangladesh in opener

Dhaka, May 29 -- Fast bowler Hasan Ali has claimed his career-best 5-wicket haul to help Pakistan blow Bangladesh away in the first T20 game with a strong all-round performance in Lahore. Shadab Khan... Read More


Two days of heavy rain forecast due to depression

Dhaka, May 29 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast heavy rains for two days due to the influence of the depression in the Bay of Bengal. Meteorologist Abul Kalam Mallik said... Read More


Body cut into 10 pieces after murder: Woman, brother-in-law sentenced to death

Dhaka, May 29 -- A Dhaka court has sentenced a woman and her brother-in-law to death for the murder of trader Mofizur Rahman, whose body was dismembered into 10 pieces and dumped in parts of Keranigan... Read More


Budgeting through turbulence: What keeps interim government up at night

Dhaka, May 29 -- Bangladesh's economy enters a new fiscal year weighed down by political turbulence and administrative paralysis-conditions analysts warn could severely undermine the interim governmen... Read More