The United Nations has said it will not deploy election observers to Bangladesh's upcoming parliamentary polls, citing the absence of a mandate from its principal decision-making bodies.
Responding to questions during the UN's daily press briefing in New York yesterday (5 January), UN Secretary-General's spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the organisation no longer se...
SBAC Bank inks deal with BB
SBAC Bank PLC. has signed an agreement to participate in the Bangladesh Bank Start-up Refinance Fund of Tk 500 crore to facilitate innovation and the development of new entrepreneurs.
In the presence of Nurun Nahar, Deputy Governor of Bangladesh Bank, S. M. Mainul Kabir, Managing Director and CEO and Nawshad Mustafa, Director of SME & Special Programmes Department of Central Bank, signed the agreement on behalf of their respective institutions at Jahangir Alam...
Govt to procure vaccines under EPI Programme thru DPM method
The government today approved a proposal in principle for procuring the vaccines being used in the Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) for the current fiscal year (FY26) through following the Direct Procurement Method (DPM).
The approval came from the 1st meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Economic Affairs this year, held today at the Cabinet Division Conference Room at Bangladesh Secretariat, with Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed in the chair.
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Awami vendetta behind Hadi murder
The police today submitted the charge-sheet accusing 17 individuals in the murder case of Inqilab Mancha convener Sharif Osman bin Hadi, 25 days after the gruesome killing.
Among those named in the charge-sheet are former councillor of Ward No. 6 of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and organising secretary of Dhaka City North Jubo League, Taijul Islam Chowdhury Bappi and Faisal Karim Masud.
Additional Police Commissioner of the Detective Branch (DB), Shafiqul Islam, disclosed at a press briefing at the Media Centre of Dh...
