Sakhawat Hossain Bangladeshi expatriates returning via Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka are often harassed and extorted by airport staff. Mohammed Tipu (65), a 36-year Saudi expat, was stopped on Thursday morning by customs officials who wanted ৳20,000 in taxes on 66 kg of dates Continue Reading
Panchayet Habib Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) is under intense scrutiny following an official inquiry that revealed widespread corruption and irregularities in a government-to-government (G2G) project valued at around Tk 22,000 crore that was carried out during the previous Awami League government. An estimated Tk 100 crore was lost as a result of the Continue Reading
Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh has strongly protested the appointment of Gaibandha-4 MP Mohammad Shamim Kaisar Lincoln as State Minister for Religious Affairs and urged the government to reconsider and cancel the appointment. Hefazat Publicity Secretary Mufti Kifayatullah Azhari expressed the protest in a statement sent to the media on Friday night. Kaisar had taken oath as Continue Reading
After Shamim Kaiser Linkon was appointed as the State Minister for Religious Affairs, Allama Abdul Hamid Peer Saheb Modhupur, Vice-President of Hefazat-e-Islam Bangladesh and Amir of the Khatme Nabuwwat Preservation Committee, voiced extreme discontent and fear. Speaking during the minister’s oath-taking ceremony, he declared that it is completely inappropriate to Continue Reading
Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat has strongly protested the appointment of MP Mohammad Shamim Kaisar Lincoln as State Minister for Religious Affairs and urged the government to reconsider the decision. The demand was made in a press statement issued by the organisation’s central council on Friday, signed by its office secretary SM Tarek Hossain. Chairman Mufti […]Continue Reading
Ramchandra Paudel, the president of Nepal, sent Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir a congratulatory telegram on Friday, August 21, after he was elected president of Bangladesh. President Paudel conveyed his heartfelt best wishes for President Alamgir’s total success as he takes on these crucial leadership duties in his new position. President Paudel highlighted the critical Continue Reading
Teachers employed at non-government MPO-affiliated schools and institutions can apply for transfers online starting on Friday and continuing until August 27. The Directive, issued by the Directorate of Secondary and Higher Education (DSHE), allows applicants to select up to three preferred educational institutions in order of priority. Before final transfer orders are Continue Reading
Four Bangladeshi Quran memorisers achieved remarkable success at the 46th King Abdulaziz International Quran Memorisation Competition in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, with all four national representatives taking first place. Senior representatives from the Islamic Foundation and the Ministry of Religious Affairs gave the team a cordial formal welcome when they arrived back in Continue Reading
The public has been reassured by government representatives that Bangladesh has sufficient fertiliser stockpiles to ensure farmers receive supplies continuously during the current growing season. Data from the Ministry of Agriculture indicates that official allocations and regional demand are consistently in balance. Allocations in fiscal year 2024–2025 met demand in four Continue Reading
Ekhlach Haque Ordinary buses are being converted into sleeper coaches at roadside garages and workshops without approved designs or engineering advice, raising serious safety concerns for passengers. Sleeper buses have become increasingly popular on long-distance and tourist routes, offering passengers greater comfort. However, experts warn that unauthorised Continue Reading






















