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Tarique Rahman to return soon to lead ‘final push’ for democracy: Dr Zahid

Staff Correspondent: BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will return home very soon to lead what the party calls the final phase of the struggle to restore democracy in Bangladesh, said

Rizwana for unified commitment to just transition across all sectors

Staff Correspondent: Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday said while sustainability is a widely used term, it often lacks a proper definition and criteria-risking the

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