8:35 pm, Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Bangladesh

Postal voter registration for govt staff open until Dec 25

Government employees stationed outside their home constituencies, voters engaged in election duties and individuals in jail can register for postal

Govt stops sugar imports to boost sales from local mills: Adv. Adilur

Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan has announced that sugar imports from abroad have been temporarily stopped, as the government plans

Extra climate funding needed for women entrepreneurs: Adviser Farida

Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has called for increased financing from global public-sector climate-risk funds to support women entrepreneurs

Sri Lankan PM phones CA, thanks Bangladesh for flood support, solidarity

Sri Lankan Prime Minister Dr Harini Amarasuriya called Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus over phone this evening and thanked Bangladesh

Govt approves Police Commission Ordinance, other laws

The Council of Advisers today approved a number of ordinances, including the Police Commission Ordinance 2025, at its weekly meeting

Two landmark ordinances approved to conserve forest, wildlife

Two landmark ordinances relating to Bangladesh’s forest, biodiversity and wildlife conservation have been approved. The approval was given at the