The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase has approved 13 procurement proposals, including fuel oil, fertiliser and lentils. The proposals were approved at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase held at the Secretariat on Wednesday, chaired by Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury. Of the approved proposals, six were from the Ministry of […]Continue Reading

Amid widespread discussions and criticism, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has been dissolved and replaced by the Special Response Battalion (SRB). The government published the gazette notification of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026 on Tuesday. With this, RAB has been dissolved and a specialised unit named SRB has been established under the police. […]Continue Reading

Professor Abu Ahmed on Moody’s ‘Stable’ Outlook: Bangladesh’s Global Image to Improve Bangladesh’s economic situation has improved due to the return of political stability, rising foreign exchange reserves and record remittance inflows. Against this backdrop, international credit rating agency Moody’s Ratings has revised Bangladesh’s outlook from ‘negative’ to ‘stable’. Continue Reading

Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarresseen is firmly committed to nationalising the jobs of teachers of independent Ibtedayi madrasas. Discrimination must be removed by ensuring all facilities for Ibtedayi students, as provided to primary school students. Unequal treatment in facilities simply because of differences between institutions will not be accepted. Principal Shabbir Ahmad Continue Reading

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has inquired about the health of Jesmin Begum, the ailing mother of Mohammad Alamin, a Jagannath University unit JCD leader who went missing from the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area on December 4, 2013. Jesmin Begum has been suffering from illness for a long time. After learning about her condition, BNP Chairman […]Continue Reading