Saturday, 19 September 2026, 01:19 am
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Election roadmap set for Thursday release : EC Secretary
Online Desk : Akhtar Ahmed, senior secretary of the Election Commission (EC), has said that the commission is poised to unveil the final roadmap for the 13th National Parliament elections onread more
Some political quarters try to thwart election
Online Desk : Some political quarters were deliberately raising new demands to thwart or disrupt the election, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday. ”They were making demandsread more
Tear gas, sound grenades fired at engineering student protest
Online Desk : As part of the previously announced ‘Long March to Dhaka’ programme, a chase and counter-chase took place between police and engineering students on Wednesday (27 August) around 1:45read more
‘We want to reconnect Shuvaddhya canal with Dhaleshwari and Buriganga to restore it’s flow’
Online Desk : Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministries of Water Resources said, “Our expectation today should be to reconnect the Shuvaddhya canal again with Dhaleshwari and Buriganga to restoreread more
Govt fast-tracks textbook printing for 2026 academic session
Online Desk : In an effort to ensure timely delivery of free textbooks to students on January 1, 2026, government has decided to shorten the tender submission period for printing, bindingread more
Excessive tax breaks holding back country’s revenue growth : NBR chief
Online Desk : Bangladesh’s ability to raise its tax-to-GDP ratio is being undermined by extensive tax exemptions, National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman warned on Tuesday. Speaking atread more
BUET students block Shahbagh over 3-point demand
Online Desk : Students from engineering faculties of various universities, including Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), blocked Shahbagh intersection on Tuesday, putting forward a three-point demand. The protest beganread more
Female foreigner detained with over 8 kg of cocaine at Dhaka airport
Online Desk : Customs intelligence officials have seized more than eight kilograms of cocaine, worth around Tk 130 crore, from a foreign passenger at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. Theread more
Manikganj, Munshiganj demand 4 seats each
Online Desk : Representatives from Manikganj and Munshiganj districts demanded raising the number of parliamentary seats to four from the existing three. They have said the Election Commission (EC) that theyread more
