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Actor Siddique placed on 7-day remand in July uprising case

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court on Wednesday granted a 7-day remand for actor Siddiqur Rahman Siddique in connection with an attempted murder case of a van driver, Jabbar Ali Hawlader,

Forensic report confirms Hasina’s voice in ‘license to kill’ audio

Staff Correspondent: The voice in an audio clip saying, “I’ve received a license to kill 227 people,” has been confirmed through forensic analysis to be that of ousted Prime Minister

BD signs €200m loan agreement with France for Wasa project

Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh signed a €200 million loan agreement with France on Wednesday (April 30) for financing the ‘Saidabad Water Treatment Plant Phase-III’ project of Dhaka WASA under the Local

Govt to add 624,000 more to social safety nets, raise allowances

Staff Correspondent: The FY26 budget may allocate Tk19,707 crore for 12 social safety net programs – an increase of Tk1,750 crore from the current fiscal year In the upcoming 2025–26

Court orders seizure of Nasrul Hamid’s Tk200cr Gulshan plot

Staff Correspondent: A Dhaka court, on Wednesday, ordered the seizure of a Tk200 crore plot in Gulshan owned by Nasrul Hamid, former state minister for power, energy and mineral resources.

EC wants immediate electoral reforms on non-controversial issues

Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) is going to recommend to the government a set of electoral reforms that are above political debate and could be implemented without delay, but