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Usual crimes drop, sexual and mob violence surge

Staff Reporter: A mixed law-and-order landscape has emerged during the first six months of the BNP-led government, marked by a decline in petty theft and robbery alongside a concerning rise

PM calls for fair, merit-based promotions in Navy, Air Force

UNB: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday directed members of the Navy and Air Force Selection Boards to ensure that officers are considered for promotion based on professional competence and

Prez Mirza Fakhrul begins office at Bangabhaban

BSS: Newly Elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday received his first ceremonial salute and held his first official engagements at Bangabhaban office after taking charge. A smart contingent

Govt pursuing short, medium and long-term plans to address energy crisis: Khosru

TDS Desk: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Saturday that the government was pursuing short-, medium- and long-term plans to address the country’s electricity and gas

Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary seat declared vacant

TDS Desk: The Bangladesh Parliament Secretariat has declared the Thakurgaon-1 parliamentary seat vacant after Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who won the constituency in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad election, assumed office

President pays tribute at National Memorial

BSS: The newly elected President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday paid tribute to the martyrs of the greater War of Liberation by placing wreath at the National Memorial in