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Food loss, waste grow amid shortage

Food losses during the post-harvest period and food waste in the consumption level are growing in Bangladesh due to the absence of adequate food processing plants and a lack of

Oil prices surge 5% on Trump’s Russian crude sanctions

World oil prices surged five percent Thursday after US President Donald Trump targeted Russia’s key oil industry with new sanctions in a bid to end the war in Ukraine. The

Court orders ex-Jubo League leader Samrat to appear by Sunday

A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered expelled Jubo League leader Ismail Chowdhury Samrat, who is currently on bail, to appear before the court by Sunday in a Tk195 crore money

Chief Adviser urges calm after cabinet neutrality questioned

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has sought to calm rival political parties questioning the impartiality of his cabinet as they jostle for power ahead of the first elections since a 2024

Barrister Sarwar steps down as lawyer for 15 accused army personnel

Barrister M Sarwar Hossain on Thursday said he would no longer serve as the lawyer for 15 army personnel accused in three lawsuits of enforced disappearances. Speaking to reporters, Sarwar

Election Commission won’t yield to any pressure: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday reaffirmed that the Election Commission will not bow to any pressure in its commitment to ensuring free and fair elections. “The Election

Govt to print, distribute 12.53cr free textbooks for secondary students

The government is set to proceed with printing, binding and distributing 12.53 crore free textbooks for secondary students in the 2026 academic session. The Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase

BNP sought impartial role, not caretaker govt: Law Adviser

BNP has not demanded a caretaker government but rather sought an impartial role from the current interim government during the next national election, said Law Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul. Talking