Speakers at an event yesterday opined that the government’s tobacco tax policy is flawed and remains constrained by misconceptions, which need to be removed in order to impose a pragmatic tax on tobacco products for protecting public health.

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman will visit his home district Bogura today.

The National Citizen Party (NCP) is going through a fresh phase of internal strain while seeking to showcase organisational expansion.

A victim of enforced disappearance told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday that as he pleaded for release, saying he had two children, plainclothes men who detained him threatened to shoot him if he spoke up.

Generating 10,000MW of solar power by 2030 is no longer just an ambitious target but a critical necessity for Bangladesh to cope with the global energy crunch, experts said at a panel discussion yesterday.

A section of BNP’s women leaders is unhappy that the party has opened the door to outsiders and little-known figures in the race for women’s reserved seats in parliament.

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapan yesterday told parliament that the process of forming the 10th Wage Board for journalists and media professionals will begin soon.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku yesterday told the parliament that there are plans to invite international bidding for oil and gas exploration blocks in the Bay of Bengal soon.

Lawmaker Rumeen Farhana yesterday slammed the government over its stance on the fuel situation.

The government yesterday increased the price of 12kg of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to Tk 1,940, its second hike this month, with consumers fearing that the retail price in reality could climb even higher.

Eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan has called for holding the government accountable for implementing reforms that largely remain on paper in Bangladesh.

For more than a year, Shakil Ahmed from Sunamganj Sadar survived in Libya on a single meal a day -- a piece of hard, stale bread; some vegetables; and half a litre of water.

A sharp increase in fuel prices -- one that will ripple through every layer of the economy -- signals that the government has reached the limits of its fiscal endurance.

Sixty-six days after the issuance of the gazette of the 13th national parliamentary election, the Election Commission is yet to receive expenditure statements from every candidates.

The government will launch a nationwide emergency measles-rubella vaccination campaign from today, in an effort to curb a sharp rise in measles cases and deaths.

The decision on the release of the next tranche of the IMF’s $5.5 billion loan will be made within the next month as the two sides endeavour to iron out disagreements over some of the conditions, said Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury yesterday.

Says no meaningful progress on the project being implemented

The gift was presented during an annual function, with the UNO placing it on the MP

The reported move signals a high-profile political appointment in Dhaka as New Delhi looks to reset ties

DGHS reports 181 suspected deaths till now