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'Unsolicited' Rule on Yunus' reform title

Dhaka, July 16 -- Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has declined to accept the title of "National Reformer" as suggested by a High Court rule issued on Monday, according to an official governm... Read More


Power sector under legal spotlight after court ruling

Dhaka, July 16 -- # Contracts fuel fiscal burden# Indemnity provisions under scrutiny Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has raised serious concerns over inconsistencies and irregularities in the po... Read More


Govt approves Tk111cr for July uprising museum

Dhaka, July 16 -- The government has approved a budget of Tk111.19 crore to convert Ganobhaban, the former prime minister's official residence, into the "July Uprising Memorial Museum." The museum aim... Read More


'Consensus shared responsibility, not commission's alone'

Dhaka, July 16 -- The Vice Chairman of the National Consensus Commission (NCC), Ali Riaz, emphasized yesterday that any failure to reach a political consensus through ongoing dialogue would be a "coll... Read More


Newly-wed woman gang raped in Patuakhali

Dhaka, July 16 -- A newly-wed woman, who returned to her in-laws' house from the United States, two months ago, was gang raped by alleged robbers at a house in Kalapara upazila of Patuakhali. Jewel I... Read More


Recent attacks on minorities not communal: PHQ

Dhaka, July 16 -- The Police Headquarters (PHQ) in a statement on Tuesday said that recent incidents of attacks and murders involving religious minorities were not communal in nature; rather most of t... Read More


'No criminal should go unpunished'

Dhaka, July 16 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md. Sajjat Ali said, "Criminals must be strictly suppressed so that no one gets a break. We must perform our duties with utmost si... Read More


Prof Yunus calls for unity to build 'New Bangladesh' inspired by July martyrs

Dhaka, July 16 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called on all citizens to unite in building a new Bangladesh, inspired by the ideals of the July martyrs who dreamt of a nation free from discri... Read More


Khulna WASA designer 'acts as officer', embezzles funds, misusing power

Dhaka, July 15 -- Masum Billah Imran, Khulna Bureau: GM Abdul Ghaffar, a designer at Khulna WASA, is facing serious allegations of corruption, misconduct, and abuse of power, reportedly using politic... Read More


AI revolutionises primary eye care in Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 15 -- In a nation marked by high population density and a growing burden of chronic diseases, the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) systems into primary eye care centres is emerg... Read More