The upazila administration initiated a severe joint operation against illegal sand extraction from the Halda River in Fatikchhari after several investigative reports were published in Daily Inqilab. These serious environmental actions were effectively brought into focus by the reports, Continue Reading
Rintu Anwar The biggest weakness of our national politics is our failure to understand the fundamental difference between overthrowing an authoritarian regime and building a sustainable democratic system. Bringing down an authoritarian system can be a heroic event at a particular moment, but building an effective democratic state is a daily institutional struggle. After Continue Reading
A 1.8-kilometer-long and 28-meter-wide scenic coastal road is now being built along the Cox’s Bazar sea beach, with funding from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and implementation by the Cox’s Bazar Municipality at a cost of around BDT 63.5 crore. This important infrastructure project is to improve the tourist destination’s visual Continue Reading
The Election Commission is ready to conduct local government elections, according to Chief Election Commissioner A. M. M. Nasir Uddin. The schedule is expected to be revealed in September. The CEC said to reporters on Thursday at the Election Commission building in Agargaon, Dhaka, that the local government election process must begin this year and […]Continue Reading
A discussion and prayer programme was held in Trishal, Mymensingh, to mark the 50th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam. The event was organised by the National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam Memorial Centre at Namapara in Trishal on Wednesday afternoon. Trishal Upazila Nirbahi Officer Hasnat Jahan Khan attended the programme as the chief […]Continue Reading
The Port Protection Committee of Chittagong has announced a series of intensive national agitation operations to protest the long-term lease of the self-sufficient New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT), Chittagong Container Terminal (CCT), and Overflow Yard to Dubai-based DP World. These profitable terminals, which were entirely funded by the port, have caused labor leaders Continue Reading
A high-profile murder case in Rangpur has increased public interest in the shocking assassination of retired school teacher Mr. Ganapati Chakraborty, his wife, and their two children. The case, which was originally under local police authority, has now been moved to the Detective Branch (DB) due to concerns from advocacy organisations and civic leaders for […]Continue Reading
Today is the closing day of the three-day holy Eid-e-Miladunnabi (PBUH) mahfil, arranged by the Gausul Azam Baropir Abdul Kader Jilani (R.) Mosque Complex and Bangladesh Jamiatul Modarressin, a professional, non-political group of madrasah instructors and staff. Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain (Kaykobad) will be the principal guest at this special Continue Reading
Germany will provide Bangladesh with a total grant of €12 million for two projects aimed at protecting mangroves and marine resources and improving energy efficiency. Two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) were signed between Bangladesh and Germany at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in Dhaka on Thursday. Dr Roksana Tarannum, additional secretary of the ERD and […]Continue Reading
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has congratulated Bangladesh’s newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. Takaichi sent a congratulatory letter to the new president on Wednesday, according to the Japanese Foreign Ministry’s website on Thursday. In the letter, she congratulated Mirza Fakhrul on assuming office as president. She said Japan is committed to Continue Reading




















