Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Sunday paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser of the Interim Government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus at his office here."During the meeting, the Chief Adviser was apprised by the Army Chief of the existing overall security situation across the country . . ....
Read moreCOLOMBO, Sept 22 (Reuters): Sri Lanka elected Marxist-leaning Anura Kumara Dissanayake as its new president on Sunday, putting faith in the 55-year-old's pledge to fight corruption and bolster a fragile economic recovery following its worst financial crisis in decades.Dissanayake, who does not possess political lineage like some of his rivals...
Read moreSix more people have died from dengue, while 926 additional patients - the highest number for a single day - have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease across the country in the past 24 hours until Sunday morning.The Directorate General of Health Services, or DGHS, said as many as...
Read moreThe yields on three types of treasury bills (T-bills) fell further on Sunday as banks expressed willingness to invest their excess liquidity in the short-term securities.The cut-off yield, generally known as interest rate, on the 91-day T-bills came down to 11.49 per cent on Sunday from 11.51 per cent of...
Read moreThe High Court on Sunday wanted to know whether the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has taken any step to probe money-laundering allegations against S Alam Group, and if so, what is the progress of its move. The court asked the Anti-Corruption Commission lawyer Shaheen Ahmed to place the update information before...
Read moreBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) secretary-general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that India sought to strengthen bilateral relations with Bangladesh.He said this while talking to the media after Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma called on him at the BNP chairperson's political office at Gulshan in the capital."We've...
Read moreThe Chinese government on Sunday sent members from the Chinese National Emergency Medical Team to Dhaka to provide quality treatment and healthcare to the persons wounded during the recent mass uprising."This is the first Chinese emergency medical team coming to Bangladesh since the establishment of the interim government, which highlights...
Read moreNEW DELHI, Sept 22 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday held an "extremely fruitful" meeting with US President Joe Biden, who described the India-US partnership as "stronger, closer, and more dynamic than any time in history".Modi, who is in the US on a three-day visit, was welcomed by Biden...
Read moreAll government employees must submit their wealth statement by November 30 this year, said Senior Secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Md Mokhlesur Rahman on Sunday.He shared this information at a press conference held on the submission of wealth statement by public employees.From the next year the deadline will...
Read moreKarnaphuli Suraksha Parishad, an organisation of the residents in Chattogram, formed a human chain and rally at the Chattogram Press Club premises on Sunday demanding that the Karnaphuli is declared a national river on the occasion of World River Day 2024.The event highlights the urgent need for stricter laws to...
Read moreA court Sunday exempted BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman from the charges in a case lodged under Digital Security Act (DSA), reports BSS.Judge Noor-e-Alam of Dhaka Cyber Tribunal passed the order Sunday.On July 29, the state pleaded for fresh investigation in the case and today was fixed for passing order...
Read moreA lull has descended on Khagrachhari and Rangamati in the wake of the violent clashes between ethnic minorities and Bengalis that resulted in four deaths in the Chattogram Hill Tracts, reports bdnews24.com.A transportation shutdown is underway in the southeastern districts, while educational institutions were devoid of students and shops remained...
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