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Press wing debunks The Hindu report on targeting journalists by govt

BSS: Chief Adviser’s Press Wing on Tuesday (May 6) binned a recent report of Indian newspaper The Hindu claiming the Prof Yunus-led Bangladesh government has targeted 640 journalists in eight

Youths demand higher tobacco taxes in FY25–26 budget

Staff Correspondent: The Youth Forum Against Tobacco on Tuesday called on the government to increase taxes and prices of all tobacco products in the upcoming national budget for 2025–26 to

Appellate Division stays Chinmoy Krishna’s bail

Staff Correspondent: A chamber court of the Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has stayed the bail granted by the High Court to Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson for the Bangladesh Sammilita

Khaleda Zia’s return will facilitate democratic transition: Fakhrul

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed his optimism that party’s chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia’s return to the country will

Govt declares 10-day Eid-ul-Azha vacation

Staff Correspondent: A 10-day holiday has been declared on the occasion of the holy Eid-ul-Azha. The interim government’s advisory council has made the announcement. The decision was taken at the

Khaleda along with two daughters-in-law reaches Firoza

Staff Correspondent: BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia reached her Gulshan residence from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, as she returned from London along with her two daughters-in-law — Tarique Rahman’s wife Dr