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CPC amendment approved to speed up civil case disposal

The government has initiated the process of implementing the key recommendations of the Judicial Reform Commission, including amendments to the century-old Civil Procedure Code, in a bid to modernise the judiciary, expedite civil case disposal, and curb procedural abuse.

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RMG workers block highway for salary, festival allowance

Readymade garment workers on Thursday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in the Jaina Bazar area under Sripur upazila in the district demanding their salaries for the month of March and festival allowances for Eid-ul-fitr celebrated across the country on March 31...

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Zelensky urges pressure on Russia to end war

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday urged ‘pressure’ on Russia to end the three-year war as his top aides visited Paris for talks with US and EU officials on the conflict...

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Historic Mujibnagar Day observed

Historic Mujibnagar Day was observed on Thursday in a befitting manner highlighting the oath-taking ceremony of the country’s first government on April 17, 1971...

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Protection, security for foreign investors

WHILE the government of Bangladesh was busy hosting the Investment Summit, the country witnessed the unfortunate incidents of vandalism at several outlets of Bata, KFC, and Domino’s Pizza under the pretext of the ‘Protest for Palestine’ on April 7, 2025. Although the government acted quickly to arrest the suspects involved in these events, its failure to...

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Abahani back on top

Abahani Limited returned to the top of the table as they beat Agrani Bank Cricket Club by four wickets in DLS method in their opening match of the Super League of the ongoing Dhaka Premier Division Cricket League at the BKSP-3 on Thursday.

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Man killed for protesting at stalking of daughter

A 55-year-old bus driver was beaten to death by a group of youths allegedly for protesting at stalking of his daughter in the Talaimari Shahid Minar area in Rajshahi city on Wednesday night.

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Professor Yunus for stronger Dhaka-Islamabad ties

Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday emphasised strengthening relations with Pakistan to boost mutual cooperation and explore trade and business potentials.

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JU hall provost resigns amid student protest

The provost of Maulana Bhashani Hall at Jahangirnagar University has resigned amid ongoing protests by students over alleged administrative failure to maintain hygiene and standard food in the hall canteen...

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Japanese envoy visits health centre for Rohingyas

Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh, Saida Shinichi, visited the Hakimpara Primary Healthcare Centre on Thursday to observe services, supported by medical equipment provided through the Japanese embassy under the grant assistance for Grass-Roots Human Security Projects...

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Arav Khan, 7 others jailed for life in SB officer murder case

The Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court on Thursday sentenced gold trader Robiul Islam alias Arav Khan, his wife, and six of their associates to life term imprisonment for the murder of Special Branch inspector Mamun Imran Khan in 2018...

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Dhaka urges Delhi to take steps to protect minority Muslims

Chief adviser’s press secretary Shafiqul Alam on Thursday said that the interim government strongly protested India’s attempts to involve Bangladesh in communal violence in Murshidabad, West Bengal, and urged the neighbouring country...

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Chhatra Odhikar Parishad demands DUCSU polls by June

The Chhatra Odhikar Parishad on Wednesday demanded that the Dhaka University authorities announce a specific timeframe for Dhaka University Central Students’ Union elections by May and hold an ‘acceptable, participatory, and competitive’ election by June...

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Ex-DGHS driver Malek, wife jailed in graft case

A Dhaka court on Wednesday sentenced Abdul Malek, formerly a driver of the Directorate General of Health Services, to five-year imprisonment and his wife Nargis Begum to three-year in jail for amassing illegal wealth...

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Shabnam Huq’s 25th death anniv today

Today is the 25th death anniversary of Shabnam Huq, wife of Arham Masudul Huq, former chief executive officer of Dhaka Bank Foundation, said a press release...

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Govt’s bank borrowing jumps to Tk 51,981cr

The net government borrowing from the country’s banking sector surged in the July–March period of the 2024–25 financial year compared with that in the same period a year earlier, as it ramped up borrowing to address budget deficit ahead of the financial year’s end...

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Election by June 2026, Yunus assures BNP

Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday assured the Bangladesh Nationalist Party that the next general election would be held by June 2026 as the party urged the government to clarify the actual issue behind the ongoing discussions about the interim government’s five-year term in office...

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Business Case Competition 2025 by HSBC, BRACU concludes

The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited in Bangladesh in partnership with BRAC Business School, BRAC University recently organised the finale and award-giving ceremony of the ‘Business Case Competition 2025’, says a press release.

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Medium-term budgetary framework by Apr 24

The Finance Division on Wednesday asked different ministries and divisions to complete over a dozen steps by April 24 in connection with finalising the estimate of the national budget for the 2025-26 financial year...

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BIDA urges BERC to revise gas price hike

The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority has urged the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission to revise the recently announced gas price hike, saying that otherwise, it would affect the economic momentum. ..

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