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Home adviser proposes jobs for 100 injured during July uprising
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today proposed offering employment to 100 individuals injured during the July uprising.
"This initiative aims to support those injured by providing them with a means to…
July uprising: Govt to allocate Tk 637.80cr for victims’ families
The interim government has decided to allocate Tk 637.80 crore for the families of those killed and injured during the July uprising.
Of this amount, Tk 232.60 crore will be provided from the national budget of the current fiscal…
CA reiterates 2 possible polls timelines
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has once again said the next general election will likely be held in December 2025 or by mid-2026.
He shared the two possible timelines for the election when British parliamentarian Rupa Huq, who is…
Cops want own commission with sweeping powers
After facing accusations of systemic corruption and harsh criticism for furthering Awami League's political agenda, the police force has proposed an independent commission with sweeping powers to ensure accountability and neutrality of…
BNP standing committee members to meet Khaleda tomorrow
BNP standing committee members are set to meet party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia tomorrow night at her Gulshan residence.
Shayrul Kabir Khan, a member of the BNP Media Cell, confirmed to The Daily Star that the meeting is scheduled to be…
Tulip given London flat by developer with links to AL: FT report
Tulip Siddiq, Sheikh Hasina's niece and currently the UK's city minister and economic secretary to the treasury, was gifted a two-bedroom apartment in central London by a person connected to the recently ousted Bangladeshi government,…
AL should not be allowed to contest polls
Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said the Awami League should not be allowed to participate in the upcoming elections as it does not believe in such democratic practices.
Addressing a conference organised by the Natore…
Anjana Rahman passes away at 59
Veteran actress Anjana Rahman passed away at 1:10 am on Saturday, while receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital.
The news was confirmed to The Daily Star by Ahmed Tepantor.
Anjana…
‘Their financial security state’s responsibility’
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus yesterday said the ensuring financial security of the families of the martyrs and the injured in the students-people's uprising is the state's responsibility.
"It is the responsibility of the state to…
Wait for textbooks gets longer
Most students did not receive new textbooks on the first day of the year mainly because of printing and shipping delays.
Only 4 crore against a need of 9.19 crore copies of primary school books, and 1.9 crore against 30.96 crore…