Advisers clear draft amendment to foreign donations law

November 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The Council of Advisers on Saturday approved in principle the draft of the Foreign Donations (Voluntary Activities) Regulation (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, noting that the updated law has been made more stakeholder-friendly. The approval came during a special meeting of the Council held at the Chief Adviser’s Office, held with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad […]Continue Reading

TIB calls for full disclosure of agreements with foreign cos on Laldia, Pangaon terminals

November 30, 2025

NEWS DESK Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has said that while foreign investment in the development of Chattogram Port may bring positive outcomes for the country, the government must fully disclose all information, conditions, and procedures related to recently signed terminal agreements to ensure transparency and accountability. In a statement on Wednesday, Continue Reading

BDR Mutiny: Probe body says Hasina had ‘green signal’ for entire incident

November 30, 2025

NEWS DESK The Commission, formed to reinvestigate the 2009 BDR massacre, the brutal massacre committed in the name of BDR mutiny submitted its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, noting that then PM Sheikh Hasina had a ‘green signal’ for the entire incident to take place while then MP Sheikh Fazle Noor […]Continue Reading

BNP condemns alleged Jamaat attack on electioneering in Pabna

November 28, 2025

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has strongly condemned a planned attack by armed Jamaat-e-Islami activists on its leaders, activists and civilians during an election campaign in Pabna’s Ishwardi on Thursday afternoon. In a statement signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, the party said more than 50 of its leaders and activists were […]Continue Reading

BGB seeks public, media support to curb rumors, smuggling in Lalmonirhat

November 28, 2025

NEWS DESK Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB-Teesta Battalion) has urged the media and local residents of Lalmonirhat to help prevent rumours and smuggling along the district’s border areas, stressing that community cooperation is vital for strengthening border security. Brigadier General ASM Naser, Region Commander of the North-West Region (BGB), made the request at the Continue Reading

UN appreciates Bangladesh for leading with courage in global peacekeeping

November 28, 2025

NEWS DESK The United Nations has expressed profound gratitude to Bangladesh as its peacekeepers continue to serve with unwavering dedication across seven missions worldwide. Bangladesh is the third-largest contributor of UN peacekeepers, with more than 5,600 military and police personnel currently deployed in some of the world’s most fragile regions. Leaving their families Continue Reading

Myanmar’s military rulers grant amnesty to thousands ahead of election

November 28, 2025

Myanmar’s military rulers have pardoned or dropped charges against 8,665 people locked up for opposing the army rule as the country prepares for next month’s elections, according to state media, Al Jazeera reports. The announcement on Thursday paves the way for prisoners to vote in upcoming polls that human rights groups have criticised as a […]Continue Reading

Hasina gets 21 years in jail over Rajuk plot allocation irregularities

November 27, 2025

NEWS DESK A Dhaka court on Thursday sentenced former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to 21 years in jail in three cases over irregularities in plot allocation by Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (Rajuk). Judge Md Abdullah Al Mamun of Dhaka Special Judge Court-5 delivered the judgment in the packed-jam court in her absence. Hasina, who took shelter […]Continue Reading

Tarique warns against unchecked push for Bangladesh’s LDC graduation

November 25, 2025

NEWS DESK BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has warned that Bangladesh’s planned graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in 2026 should not proceed without open debate, warning that such a major decision carries long-term economic consequences In a detailed Facebook post from London on Monday, he said the impact of losing tariff benefits will […]Continue Reading

Behind the story of the alleged rape in Khagrachari

November 19, 2025

CHT Mirror Report Khagrachari, the northern district of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, has seen days of unrest marked by strikes, blockades, protest marches, arson attacks, and violent riots over the alleged rape of an eighth-grade Marma girl. Under the banner of a movement demanding justice, the five-day violence swept through the Sadar and Guimara upazilas. […]Continue Reading