Speakers at an event yesterday opined that the government’s tobacco tax policy is flawed and remains constrained by misconceptions, which need to be removed in order to impose a pragmatic tax on tobacco products for protecting public health.

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit his home district Bogura today.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is going through a fresh phase of internal strain while seeking to showcase organisational expansion.

A victim of enforced disappearance told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday that as he pleaded for release, saying he had two children, plainclothes men who detained him threatened to shoot him if he spoke up.

Generating 10,000MW of solar power by 2030 is no longer just an ambitious target but a critical necessity for Bangladesh to cope with the global energy crunch, experts said at a panel discussion yesterday.

A section of BNP’s women leaders is unhappy that the party has opened the door to outsiders and little-known figures in the race for women’s reserved seats in parliament.

Says no meaningful progress on the project being implemented

The gift was presented during an annual function, with the UNO placing it on the MP

The reported move signals a high-profile political appointment in Dhaka as New Delhi looks to reset ties

DGHS reports 181 suspected deaths till now

Earlier drives in 30 upazilas and four city corporations now scaled up nationwide

Fuel station queues stretch on despite the price hike

Well may add 15 million cubic feet of gas daily to national grid

Activists, residents warn of renewed resistance as minister set to visit disputed site

Mangalchandi Bazar dwindled to a handful of sporadic shops amid shifting rural dynamics

Say tribunal verdicts in their favour are not being implemented

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will begin on July 2, Dhaka Education Board Chairman Khandokar Ehsanul Kabir said yesterday.

The government is working to introduce a retirement allowance to ensure financial security for senior journalists, said Zahir Uddin Swapon, the information and broadcasting minister.

The 60 steps taken by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in his first 60 days in office are remarkable achievements, said Prime Minister’s Office Spokesman Mahdi Amin yesterday.

Bangladesh and the International Monetary Fund are locked in new disagreements over the country’s economic programme, with tensions centring on social spending, revenue mobilisation, exchange rate policy, and the pace of financial sector reforms.