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Yunus orders installation of solar panels on rooftops of all government buildings

Dhaka, June 26 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has directed authorities to take initiatives to generate power by installing solar panels on the rooftops of all government buildings throughout Banglade... Read More


Mural of International Mother Language Day pioneer defaced in Cumilla

Dhaka, June 26 -- The mural of Rafiqul Islam, a freedom fighter and key proponent behind the UN recognition of International Mother Language Day, has been vandalised in Cumilla, triggering widespread ... Read More


NBR chairman admits to crisis amid movement over revenue reforms

Dhaka, June 26 -- National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan has said he is in the midst of a serious crisis as officials and employees continue their protests against reforms introduc... Read More


Govt plans separate prisons for drug addicts, says home advisor Jahangir

Dhaka, June 26 -- The government is planning to set up separate prisons for drug addicts in every division, says Home Advisor Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. He also said that the Executive Committee of the... Read More


Chanpara? The violent reign over a criminal enclave born from a rehab colony

Dhaka, June 26 -- In the span of 10 months since a major shift in local political power, at least four murders have shaken the small community of Chanpara, a place now infamous across Bangladesh as a ... Read More


Ex-CEC Habibul Awal remanded for 3 days

Dhaka, June 26 -- A court has remanded former chief election commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal for interrogation in police custody in a case over sedition and holding elections "without the people'... Read More


NBR Unity Council calls for investigation into 'instigating businessmen'

Dhaka, June 26 -- The NBR Reform Unity Council has demanded that the government investigate and publicly identify the business owners who, according to the finance advisor, are allegedly instigating t... Read More


Govt declares three national days to commemorate July Uprising

Dhaka, June 26 -- The interim government has declared Aug 5, the day the Awami League government was toppled by a mass student-led uprising, as "July Mass Uprising Day". It also announced that Aug 8,... Read More


Find stronger ways to combat disinformation, Yunus tells Meta

Dhaka, June 26 -- Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus has called on Meta, the company behind Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, Threads and Messenger, to find more effective methods to tackle misinformation that... Read More


Sedition charges added to case against three former Election Commissions

Dhaka, June 26 -- Sedition, fraud and embezzlement charges have been added to the case filed by the BNP over the "failure" of three former Election Commissions to conduct their constitutional responsi... Read More