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Anti-graft work in limbo as no ACC in place

The operations of the Anti-Corruption Commission have nearly come to a halt as the country’s anti-graft agency has been running without its chairman and commissioners for over one and a

PM seeks physicians’ support to build better healthcare system

Outlining plans to raise health sector allocation to 5 per cent of GDP, prime minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged physicians working at the grassroots to lead efforts to build

Airlines fear jet-fuel rationing due to ME war

The head of the International Air Transport Association on Friday called on authorities to put ‘well-coordinated plans in place’ in the event of jet-fuel rationing due to the Middle East

India reviews Hasina extradition request

India is examining Bangladesh’s request to extradite former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India after being ousted from power during the July mass uprising. The statement was made

‘Hospital in my area like ‘patient itself”, Rumin in Parliament

Brahmanbari lawmaker Rumin Farhana has described a government hospital in her constituency Sarail upazila of Brahmanbaria-2 as being ‘like a patient itself,’ highlighting the dire condition of healthcare services in

Flat fraud: Charge framing against Tulip deferred

A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the charge framing hearing in a flat fraud case involving Tulip Rizwana Siddique and former RAJUK assistant legal adviser Sardar Mosharraf Hossain until May

PM presents Independence Award 2026 to 15 individuals, 5 institutions

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has conferred the “Independence Award 2026,” the country’s highest state honour, recognising outstanding contributions at the national level. The award ceremony was held on Thursday at

Zaima receives Khaleda’s posthumous Independence Award

Zaima Rahman, granddaughter of late BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, received the Independence Award on behalf of the former prime minister at the official ceremony held at Osmani Memorial Auditorium in