A Dhaka court on Thursday set Sept. 27 for the Criminal Investigation Department to submit a further investigation report in the murder case of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi.
New leaders of Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission took office Wednesday, ending a 170-day leadership vacuum at the state anti-graft agency and promising to demonstrate their effectiveness through their work.
Nine people, including seven Bangladesh nationals, were killed early Wednesday when a fire tore through a hotel in a five-story building on Mirza Ghalib Street near New Market in Kolkata, according to the provided report.
As many as 690 prisoners who escaped from jails across Bangladesh during the July uprising remain at large, inspector general of prisons Syed Muhammad Motahar Hussain said Tuesday.
Bangladesh is moving toward its first railway electrification project, with plans to modernize the 50-kilometer Narayanganj-Dhaka-Joydebpur commuter corridor and replace diesel-powered trains with electric rolling stock.
Bangladeshi businesspeople in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are considering investing Tk1,000 crore (approximately $80.8 million) in Bangladesh if the government eases approvals and provides land, infrastructure, and investment protections.
Bangladesh has reaffirmed its commitment to revitalizing the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC), with officials calling for renewed political engagement and wider participation to strengthen regional cooperation.
Bangladesh has cut combined import duties and taxes on green chilies and tomatoes to 20.5% from 61% for one month, seeking to boost supply and ease prices.
Dhaka South City Corporation will register and rehabilitate hawkers under a new government policy while barring vending on main roads, administrator Md Abdus Salam said.
Bangladesh’s cabinet has approved a 10-year strategy to curb lead exposure, confronting a public health problem affecting more than one in three young children nationwide and nearly two-thirds in Dhaka district.
